A study of 30 kidney transplant patients who had received cadaver homografts focused on their overall adaptation, changes in life-style, and the occurrence of the themes of rebirth, ambivalence over accepting a cadaver organ, and death. In general the problems in living with a transplanted kidney did not appear to be overwhelming. Many of the patients expressed relief at their escape from the rigors of dialysis.
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