Cristina Howorun’s journey of getting a new kidney through a living donor

It’s been several months since CityNews reporter Cristina Howorun received her new kidney, thanks to a living donor. In part one of her series, she explains what happened before her transplant, and why they didn’t remove her non-functioning kidney.

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