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Barry 'Doing Well' After Kidney Transplant

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(Newser) – Marion Barry—the controversial former DC mayor and current council member—had a successful kidney transplant last night, the Washington Post reports. Barry, 73, who had been on dialysis for 3 months, announced a week ago that he was experiencing kidney failure likely brought on by a 20-year battle with diabetes and hypertension. The donor was a 47-year-old female friend.

Questions about Barry’s potassium level postponed the surgery yesterday, and he underwent dialysis again in the morning. “We were checking and double-checking,” a hospital spokesman said. Still, Barry “is doing well. Everything went well.” During his third term as mayor, the FBI videotaped Barry smoking crack in a hotel room in 1990. He served 6 months in prison and won the mayor's office again in 1994.

Former Washington Mayor Marion Barry leaves court with his lawyer.
Former Washington Mayor Marion Barry leaves court with his lawyer.   (AP Photo)
A kidney transplant.
A kidney transplant.   (AP Photo)
Former Washington Mayor Marion Barry.
Former Washington Mayor Marion Barry.   (AP Photo)
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Doctor_Zaius
Feb 21, 09 12:05 PM CST
The bitch set him up...with a kidney. Reply
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riffran
Feb 21, 09 10:34 PM CST
The mayors political and ethical issues aside...Diabetes and hypertention, are fricken nasty on the body, it causes pain in the extremities..(neuropathy) arterosclerosis, athrosclerosis..(hardening arteries, and build up of hardened plaques in the great vessels), and cuases the vessles to weaken, leading to strokes and heart attacks.....and the list of concommittant associated disease processes is quite lengthy...so if you(whoever that me be) or a loved one has that stuff...please manage it as best as able, and dont let it go untreated, it can and will cause pain suffering and misery along with early death Reply
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