When a kidney donor emerged, it was a familiar face

When a kidney donor emerged, it was a familiar face

At just over one week until surgery, Lori Raxenberg focused on getting the house ready, hoping a new kidney would lead to a future when cleaning a room wouldn’t deplete her for the day. She had asked a neighbor to move her car on street cleaning days and was anxiously awaiting her mom, who was flying in on a one-way ticket from New York.