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Westport woman receives kidney from former teacher

Tuesday marks three months since a Westport woman received a life-saving gift from her former teacher. Sammy Brownlow, 21, says she was born with a number of congenital issues, polycystic kidney disease

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Mar 9, 2015, 10:03 PM

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