Health & Fitness

Madison Teacher Needs A Kidney, As Community Shows Its Support: Report

Mark Harris has worked at Daniel Hand High School, his alma mater, for 30 years.

MADISON, CT — Daniel Hand High School teacher Mark Harris has chronic kidney disease, a genetic condition that has afflicted other members of his family.

Harris is in search of a new kidney, and is thankful for the support he is receiving from the community, WTNH-TV reported.

A Guilford resident, Harris has been a member of the faculty at Daniel Hand for 30 years, and he even attended the high school as a teen.

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The community is rallying around Harris, sharing his story in hopes that a living donor, who is not a member of his family, comes forward to donate a kidney. For more information on kidney donation, click here.

Read the WTNH-TV story.

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