Kidneys

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(HaberTürk Newspaper, 28 July 2016)


                     The late, great Mesut İrvül.

In Ağrı, Mesut İrvül (31), who is crippled, gave up his place on the
kidney transplant list to a young girl in greater need than himself.
Someone noticed this act of kindness and gave İrvül an ATV but
İrvül died in an accident while riding the ATV.

Mesut İrvül was the fourth of six children of Fatma and İsmail İrvül,
who live in the Barış quarter of Doğubayazıt district.  At age 19,
Mesut lost the use of both of his kidneys, leaving him 92% handicapped.
Last year Mesut learned that he would get a kidney transplant but he
gave his spot on the list to a girl in more dire circumstances.

As Mesut's condition worsened he insisted that he did not regret his
decision and would make the same choice today.  Hearing this, a
well-wisher gave Mesut an ATV as a gift.  Leaving aside his crutches,
Mesut began to use the ATV but on 20 July, while making a backwards
maneuver, the vehicle turned over and Mesut hit his head on the ground.

Mesut remained in intensive care for 7 days but lost his fight for life.


Ağrı province. Doğubayazıt district is on the Iranian border.

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(Milliyet Newspaper, 27 July 2016)


             Family ties just got stronger.

In Kahramanmaraş, Saadet (12) and Mehmet (7) Gök, the children of
Hasan (37) and Sultan (30) Gök, have suffered from chronic  kidney
problems for years.  Saadet has been on dialysis for 4 years and
Mehmet's condition recently took a turn for the worse.

The couple took their children hither and yon looking for a solution
and finally found it in Antalya.  In an operation at a private hospital
there Sultan gave a kidney to her son Mehmet and Hasan gave one
to his daughter Saadet.  Doctors report that the mother and father are
doing well and that the children's conditions are improving.