The Brief
- TGH Transplant Institute successfully completed a transplant during its living donor program.
- Stefanie Praytor met with the donor, Archie Gupta, nine months after the transplant.
- Gupta donated a kidney in 2020 and sought more opportunities to save a life.
TAMPA, Fla. – When Archie Gupta met Stefanie Praytor, the woman she saved with an organ transplant, they shared a hug that they believed would be the start of a life-long bond.
During the reunion, Praytor said, “I’m feeling like I’m about to faint. It’s unreal”.
Gupta said, “Right after I got out of surgery, I told my coordinator and nurse I wanted to meet who I saved. What’s her name?”…