Man's transplanted kidney from mother marks 100th birthday milestone

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Ray Vetuskey, 64, is celebrating the 100th birthday of the kidney he received from his mother 48 years ago. The transplant was performed in 1978 when Vetuskey was 16 years old. His donated kidney has significantly outlived the typical 15–20 year expectancy for such transplants. Vetuskey is now the longest-surviving kidney transplant recipient at New York's Strong Memorial Hospital, where doctors expect the kidney to last his lifetime.

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