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Lodi’s Melinda Kissler celebrates her twin sister’s survival
Melinda Kissler, left, poses for a picture with her twin sister, Melissa NcIlrath, during their first dinner out at El Rosal after NcIlrath received a liver transplant last November. “It’s such a blessing to have her at Thanksgiving this year,” Kissler said.
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Lodi’s Melinda Kissler celebrates her twin sister’s survival
Melissa NcIlrath, left, her twin sister Melinda Kissler, right, and their brother Rick Logemann, center, grew up on Roberts Island near Stockton in the Delta.
Posted: Thursday, November 22, 2012 12:00 am
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Updated: 7:03 am, Thu Nov 22, 2012.
Lodi’s Melinda Kissler celebrates her twin sister’s survival
By Maggie Creamer/News-Sentinel Staff Writer
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After watching her twin sister struggle for years with liver failure, Lodi resident Melinda Kissler is thankful to have her best friend healthy and able to participate in Thanksgiving this year.
"For years, we were missing out on the simple things like shopping, getting together and talking on the phone — the things people take for granted," Melinda Kissler said.
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