California man in dire need of a kidney transplant finds 1-in-100,000 match: His wife
- Posted on August 2, 2025
- By Los Angeles Times
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California man in dire need of a kidney transplant finds 1-in-100,000 match: His wife

The odds of Jim and Mirna Irish having compatible kidneys was a long shot — roughly one in 100,000. But faced with a potential years-long backlog on the transplant waiting list, the San Diego couple set out to beat those odds.