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Detroit woman waiting for 3rd transplant is fighting for others with kidney disease

Alethea Walls, a 43-year-old Detroit woman, awaits her third kidney transplant after battling kidney disease since childhood.
Alethea developed Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis as a high school freshman, leading to her first transplant at age 19.
Her first transplant failed, and five years later, her aunt provided a second kidney, but that organ also failed after ten years.
Now on the transplant list in Washington, D.C., Alethea advocates for kidney disease awareness as a Dialysis Patient Citizens board member.
Alethea hopes to inspire early testing and support, emphasizing that while treatment isn't a cure, successful transplants improve life quality.

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Detroit woman waiting for 3rd transplant is fighting for others with kidney disease

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