In today’s Good News Story of the Day a dad, Daniel who lives in northern Canada found out his 16-year-old son needed a kidney transplant . . . and lost 79 pounds so he could be the organ donor. Hunter was diagnosed with stage 5 kidney disease in 2020. He’s been managing OK, Daniel says, but the medications — about 10 pills a day — take a toll.
A new kidney would be a life-changer for Hunter, and Daniel was prime candidate to be a donor except for one thing — at 274 pounds, Daniel was deemed overweight. To be a donor, he had to get his weight under 200 pounds.
Daniel’s other kids were potential donors, but he didn’t want them to have to go through surgery if he could help it.
He was 274 pounds and had to get under 200. He’s now down around 195 and got approved last month. The surgery is happening in June.
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