The life-saving trend saves lives by allowing donors to give kidneys to strangers in order for a loved one to receive a kidney . Twenty-six hospitals were involved in the record-setting chain over the course of three months . Baltimore recipient Mitzi Neyens , 77 , became the final link in the chain March 26 .
The life-saving trend saves lives by allowing donors to give kidneys to strangers in order for a loved one to receive a kidney . Twenty-six hospitals were involved in the record-setting chain over the course of three months . Wisconsin recipient Mitzi Neyens , 77 , became the final link in the chain March 26 .