articleThe Brief A Hillsborough County elementary school teacher received a potentially life-saving kidney transplant after nearly four years on dialysis. Another Hillsborough County teacher, whom she had never met, saw a Facebook post and volunteered to be a living donor. Doctors at Tampa General Hospital say living donor transplants are safe and often lead to better outcomes for recipients. A Hillsborough County teacher started the new year with a renewed sense of health and hope, thanks to a fellow educator who answered her call for help. Tampa General Hospital is encouraging people to consider becoming living organ donors through its Living Donor Kidney Transplant Program.