SMHS 11th-Grader Christina Bui Describes her 2017 Kidney Transplant
In this Titan Talk, SMHS juniors Janette Fu and Madison Ly ask fellow 11th grader Christina Bui to detail her 2017 kidney transplant.

  1. What are the kidneys and what do healthy kidneys do?
  2. Is it true that you only need one kidney?
  3. How did you know you needed to get a kidney transplant?
  4. Where did you get it done?
  5. Do you know anything about the kidney donor?
  6. What was it like to go under anesthesia?
  7. How long did it take you to get back to school after your surgery?
  8. Who was more nervous about it all. You or your parents?
  9. Who else knows this story?
  10. You're high school teachers don't know about this? Why not?
  11. Why did you decide to tell your story now?
  12. Does anyone look at you differently since your surgery? Your older brother, perhaps?
  13. What do you want to do professionally?
  14. Is there anything that you would like to say that we haven't yet asked you?

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This Titan Talk was produced using Free Conference Call to record, Audacity to edit, Auphonics to level, and Libsyn to publish AND it was edited by San Marino HIgh School junior Mark MacDermott.