Grayslake woman part of kidney exchange

After reading a magazine article on living donor organ donations, 55-year-old Lisa Schiralli of Grayslake decided to donate one of her kidneys to a person in need of one.

Her generosity set the stage for a rare procedure in which three kidney transplants involving three live donors were performed simultaneously at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

In this "three-way domino paired kidney exchange," three donors gave up a kidney, and three people whose kidneys were failing received one.

The hospital says all six patients, ranging in age from 22 to 65, are doing well after surgery.