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Soul
of the Healer
Valentino
Pink and
pulsing
working hard
Urine flowing down
Not far!
Located
in front,
instead of the back
Valentino's the best
of the three in the pack.
For this
we thank our Auntie Maureen
guardian angel,
best
that I've seen.
She restored
my brother with new life
and now he can bug me for the rest of my life!
By Rachel
Johnston
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As
part of the preparation for a kidney transplant, patients are asked
to give their new kidney a name. Peter Johnston chose the name "Valentino,"
meaning strong and healthy. Valentino's donor was Peter's Aunt, Maureen
Johnston. The transplant was performed at the University of California,
San Francisco Medical Center. Peter's sister, Rachel, age 12, wrote
this poem following the transplant surgery. The poem was submitted by
Sally J Cullen, MD, Peter and Rachel's pediatrician at the Kaiser Permanente
Roseville Medical Offices in California.
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