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Real Talk: A Search for a Living Kidney Donor
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- Jul 14, 2026
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Summary
In this moving episode of The C.A.N. Report, host Mike Goldstein sits down with Maggie Atkins, a volunteer firefighter from Washington, New Hampshire. Atkins details the many health challenges she has faced over the years. She also shares how her tight-knit family and community of firefighters have rallied around her, launching a GoFundMe campaign in her name to help cover her ever-growing medical expenses. While she urgently awaits a living kidney donor, she shares her passion for mental health and for being a first responder.