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USC Keck visit

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USC Keck visit with Ernie Villalon. We met at the home of Suzanne Verge (NKDO member and living donor who hosted Lynn and I) in Santa Monica then biked the 20 miles or so to USC Keck, going through Los Angeles.

Ernie is a serious gravel biker.

Ernie Villalon BSN, RN, CCTC, CPTC

Living Donor Transplant Coordinator

Keck Medicine of USC

USC Transplant Institute

Our story was featured on Telemundo affiliate KVEA-TV (Los Angeles) and NBC affiliate KNBC-TV (Los Angeles),

Some shots from Keck.

Ernie an I riding through LA.
L to R. Terry Hutton, potential kidney recipient, me, Ernie, Lynn and a kidney surgeon at Keck that did his residency at UW Madison and knows Dr. Josh Mezrich, who was my surgeon.
USC Keck Transplant team members.

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Hi! I’m Mark Scotch. Follow me on my kidney donation journey. My wife Lynn, and I share the knowledge gained regarding the need for living donors. I am here to prove that donors can return to their previous level of activity and good health, functioning only on a single kidney, even if that includes vigorously sustained activities.

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