Kidney donor Fern Bloom smiles as she is wheeled into surgery. Bloom’s husband, Ross, background, received a kidney in July as part of a rare chain of 10 kidney donations. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Fern Bloom gets a kiss from son Neal Bloom before donating her kidney, which went to a businessman from San Dimas. Her husband received a kidney in July from another participant in the chain. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Dr. Hans Gritsch prepares a kidney donated by Nancy Seruto as another team prepares recipient Donna Morrison (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Dr. Peter Schulam of UCLA covers a kidney donated by Nancy Seruto as he prepares to move the organ to an operating room next door. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
Dr. Hans Gritsch, left, and Dr. Brian Shuch perform a kidney transplant on Donna Morrison, 67, a retired flight attendant from Santa Ana. (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)
