Angela Maples said this time last year, she wanted a new kidney. She got one. It used to belong to her husband's ex-wife until Oct. 13.

"There was days that I really really wanted to give up. It gets really painful, and I lost a couple of friends that were waiting on kidneys," Maples said. "I started to question my own mortality."

The 44-year-old said she went to the doctor's office following a trip to Hawaii. The outcome was a shocking phone call following tests. She had renal failure. Her physician wanted her to begin dialysis. Maples described the process as visually overwhelming.

Finding a living donor proves difficult

Trying to get a living donor was challenging. Her two strongest possibilities did not come to fruition.

"She said you're a perfect match," Amanda McCowen said. "Tho

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