If someone’s kidneys fail they have two options in order to live — receive a kidney transplant or undergo taxing dialysis treatments. For elderly patients, choices are often more limited.
Jon and Carol McCabe were in the Galápagos Islands with their family for the trip of a lifetime. The couple from Clarendon Hills shared 30 meals with their children and grandchildren and admired diverse wildlife. But Carol’s health rapidly declined during the trip. She struggled to walk long distances and needed lots of naps. “The fatigue was overwhelming,” the 74-year-old recalled from the .
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CHICAGO Jon and Carol McCabe were in the Galápagos Islands with their family for the trip of a lifetime. The couple from Clarendon Hills, Illinois, shared 30 meals with their children and grandchildren and admired diverse wildlife. But Carol’s health rapidly declined during the trip. She struggled to walk long distances and needed lots of naps. “The fatigue was overwhelming,” the .