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Profound results: Kloft family returns home after kidney transplant

By Melissa Wagoner In less than a year eight-year-old John Kloft went from being diagnosed with kidney disease to receiving the transplant of a new, healthy, functioning kidney, courtesy of his mother, Patty. “I’d do it again,” 31-year-old Patty said unhesitatingly. “I’ll never take health for granted again.” It’s been a whirlwind journey for the family, who received the devastating […]

Fun run for John: Mount Angel family raises funds for son’s kidney transplant

By Melissa Wagoner When seven-year-old John Kloft told his parents he had pain in his side in May of 2020 they assumed he had appendicitis. “We took him to his normal Physician’s Assistant, Brianna Brooks in Silverton,” John’s parents, Mike and Patty Kloft, wrote in a recent press release chronicling the family’s journey. “She sent us for more tests because […]