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Metro East girl gets new kidney

  • March 7, 2009
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By Sharon Stevens

KSDK -- A 10-year old Metro East girl is resting after receiving a kidney transplant from her neighbor.

Sabrina Voss had been fighting for her life for nearly a year when 55-year-old retired military colonel Mike Cole volunteered his kidney.

Cole volunteered his kidney and he was a perfect match. Experts say older people donating organs to younger people isn''t unique but it doesn''t happen often.

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