July 14, 2012
Courtesy photo
Kathleen Melvin, left, of Smyrna, Del., and Michelle Long of Prescott meet after Melvin underwent a transplant in which she received one of Long’s kidneys July 5 at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Delaware.
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Michelle Long of Prescott is in the palliative care field, and works with people who are in pain or have other symptoms of serious and chronic illnesses.Long subjected herself to a lot of pain by donating a kidney to save another woman's life.However, Long, 47, has no second thoughts about donating the kidney to Kathleen Melvin, 58, of Smyrna, Del.