Two Chicago-area women desperately search for a living kidney donor: ‘I’m going kicking and screaming’
- Posted on June 14, 2025
- By Chicago Tribune
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Two Chicago-area women desperately search for a living kidney donor: ‘I’m going kicking and screaming’

Katie Pappas and Christine Hernandez are two of 3,500 Illinoisians waiting for a kidney transplant in a state where the average wait time is five to seven years.