# Real Talk: A Search for a Living Kidney Donor

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Podcast: [Firefighter Nation Podcast Network’s](https://stenobird.com/podcast/firefighter-nation-podcast-network-s-7114247)
Published: 2026-07-14T12:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://firefighternationpodcastnetwork.podbean.com/e/real-talk-a-search-for-a-living-kidney-donor/
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## Resource

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.

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