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Nix brothers on the mend after transplant
By The Associated Press
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Former Southern Miss running back Derrick
Nix was resting comfortably Saturday, a day after kidney transplant surgery.
Nix's oldest brother, Marcus, who made the kidney donation,
could be released from the hospital Sunday or Monday.
Southern Miss defensive coordinator Tyrone Nix, the middle
of the three Nix brothers, said Derrick is being closely monitored by
medical staff at the University of Alabama-Birmingham hospital.
Derrick Nix had been on dialysis since December. He played
last season with a kidney ailment that was being treated with medication.
After playing all but one game and rushing for 1,194 yards
last season, tests revealed Nix's condition had worsened and his kidneys
were barely functioning.
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02/23/2007 10:48:06 AM
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