By Karla Pomeroy
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Worland woman hopes, waits for kidney donor
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Tim and Karen (Barr) Surat pose outside for a photo in their backyard on Coburn Avenue in Worland. The newlyweds, married on Thursday, are hoping a wedding gift will be a new kidney for Karen, who has been on the transplant list since January.
WORLAND - A Worland woman is seeking a single donation - of a viable kidney from an unknown donor.
Karen Barr, who has lived in Worland most of her life, was born with a defective gene, as she described it. The gene causes polycystic kidney disease (PKD).
"I need a transplant in order to avoid being put on dialysis," Barr said.
"They only transplant one kidney at a time. Once on dialysis it can...
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