SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — A fundraising effort on behalf of a kidney donor has delayed surgery for a woman who found the donor by posting a personal plea on her car.
The donor, Josh Dall-Leighton of Windham, and his wife tell the Portland Press Herald Maine Medical Center officials informed them this week that it has concerns about the amount of money raised for them.
Christine Royles of South Portland, who’s suffering from kidney failure, organized fundraisers to reimburse Dall-Leighton for unpaid time away from work. Someone else established an online fund that ballooned to more than $40,000.
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