By Janay Reece

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BALTIMORE, Maryland ( WJZ ) — On April 1, 2025, Dr. Lisa Carchedi gave her older sister, Gina Warsaw, a kidney and a chance at a longer life.

The date was important for the Maryland sisters, who are 15 years apart, because their father, who died six years ago on that day. Their father preached that family comes first and foremost.

“I was willing to do it,” said Carchedi, who is a psychiatrist at the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health in Bel Air. “It was something I decided to do, and I was happy to do it.”

Four months later, on Sunday, Aug. 3, National Sisters Day means so much more for the siblings.

“Lisa’s the best, I mean, she saved my life,” Warsaw said.

A matching kidney donor Over the past few years, Carchedi wi

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