
The Gift of Life: Brother Donates Kidney to Assist Brother
“He Ain’t Heavy. He’s My Brother.” As Masons we are taught to come to the aid of a needy Brother, “if within the length of our cabletow.” Brother Jan Talaga, member of Freemasons Lodge 363 and the current Grand Orator, is showing just how long his cabletow is. In 2020 Brother Blaine Goldner of Milwaukee Harmony No. 361 was diagnosed with FSGS. FSGS is a disease where the body attacks its own kidneys. He was told that he would progressively