Helen Reistetter, Janet Reistetter

United Press International · August 9, 1968

Mrs. Helen Reistetter of Ridgefield Park, N.J., is shown with her daughter, Janet, 14, just prior to Mrs. Reistetter's release from New York hospital here 8/9. Mrs. Reistetter, 40, recently donated one of her kidneys to Janet, whose own kidneys collapsed last May after a four-year illness. The transplant was made during a six-and-one-half-hour operation 8/1. Both are reported doing fine and Janet is scheduled to leave the hospital with-in the next few weeks.