Wives swap kidneys to save their husbands’ lives
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October 22, 2026
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(Kaieteur News) – The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) in September performed two successful kidney transplant operations where two wives swapped their kidneys to save their husbands’ lives.
Both men were discharged from the GPHC on Thursday with good kidney function and dialysis free.
In a press statement the GPHC said the men, ages 31 and 38 are from the West Coast of Demerara (WCD) and were suffering from kidney disease. They were on dialysis and had expressed interest in having a kidney transplant done.
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