Donora woman searching for kidney donor

From left, Nathan Shvarts, Chris Heilman, Kasie Heilman, Ashley Humbert and Summer Majors stand behind Freda Heilman during the Donora Halloween parade.

By Max Robinette

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Living with stage five kidney failure for two and a half years, Freda Heilman misses one thing especially. “Bacon,” she said. “If I could eat one thing, it would be bacon. Sometimes I even get jealous when I see other people eating bacon. If I could sit down and eat a normal meal, it would be fabulous.”  The 29-year-old Donora native has made a lot of changes since her surprise diagnosis in 2020. 

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