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'I'm so Grateful that It Was Me': Oklahoma Siblings Celebrate Lifesaving Kidney Transplant
Loretta Mayberry’s kidney is still working 50 years after she donated it to her brother, Larry Rogers, when he was 12.
- Oklahoma City resident Larry Rogers is celebrating 50 years with a kidney donated by his sister, Loretta Mayberry, in September 1976 at a hospital in Oklahoma City, surpassing doctors' initial expectations.
- After doctors discovered his kidney was failing at age 10, Rogers required a transplant. Both his father and his 12-year-old sister, Mayberry, were identified as matches.
- Doctors warned the family the kidney would likely last only a few years, but Rogers defied expectations by reaching milestone after milestone. "I just didn't let the kidney transplant set me back at all," Rogers said.
- To mark the occasion, the family is celebrating with a party and discussing future travel plans. "I knew he was sick, so there was no thinking about it," Mayberry said of her donation decision.
- Mayberry's kidney is still working 50 years later, a testament to the siblings' resilience. "I'm so grateful it was me," Mayberry said, while Rogers hopes his story inspires others facing similar challenges.
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'I'm so grateful that it was me': Oklahoma siblings celebrate lifesaving kidney transplant
Two Oklahoma siblings have surpassed doctors' expectations and are now celebrating a huge milestone together. Larry Rogers is celebrating 50 years with the kidney his sister donated. Rogers was only 10 years old when he received the transplant, his sister was 12.
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