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LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A woman who made history as the first person in the Western U.S. to have double transplant surgeries for her heart and liver will undergo a third transplant Tuesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
In 1998, Christine Galan made surgical history when she underwent double transplant surgery for her heart and liver.
However, a few years ago, Galan’s kidney started to fail. So she went on to search matching donors, and a perfect stranger volunteered to donate her kidney.
“She is one incredible woman. I mean, I didn’t know her, and she just came forward to give me a life,” Galan said.
Halsey says her faith led her to become a donor for a kidney transplant.
“We’re all human beings, and we all have to do whatever we can to see to the comfort of each other,” Halsey said.
The surgery is scheduled to Tuesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
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