Kidney recipient, donor doing well after surgery

Paul Lucuk and Kristie Kennedy

Melissa Cook said today her brother-in-law Paul Lucuk of Ansonia, who underwent a kidney transplant May 17, is doing well. Lucuk, 51, was suffering from Stage 5 chronic kidney disease.

Cook said he is on a restricted diet and is recuperating at home. He has already had his first post-op checkup.


Derby resident Kristie Kennedy, 40, Lucuk's kidney donor, longtime friend and "little sister," as he likes to call her, is also doing well after the surgery, Cook said.

Here's hoping they both have a speedy recovery.