Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Marine saves sister's life with kidney donation

Marine saves sister's life with kidney donation
By Cori Smelker
October 16, 2012

The Marines: The Few, The Proud ... The Giving?

One Marine has proven the true worth of his calling — not on the traditional battlefield, but one much closer to home. Nineteen-year-old Tyler Page, a Judson High School graduate, donated one of his kidneys to his older sister, Nicole, on Oct. 11.

Nicole has had her share of challenges. When she was 6 weeks old she underwent the first of two surgeries to correct a congenital heart defect, the second performed when she was 18 months old.

After that, everything seemed to be smooth sailing for the 27-year old photographer, who joined her father, Rick, in his professional photography business, Front Page Photography.
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