Keller Teenager Donates Kidney to Her Mother

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A Keller teen donated her kidney to her sick mother after her mom’s twin brother, who was the planned donor, died from COVID-19.

According to an interview with NBC 5 , 18-year-old Brooke Lyle didn’t hesitate when she had the opportunity to help her mom. Her mother, Jessica Jordan, was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder called Granulomatosis 12 years ago. The disease caused inflammation in her organs, specifically; her kidney.

With Jordan needing a transplant, her twin brother was set to donate his kidney. However, in 2021 he passed away from COVID.

The 48-year-old mother was left waiting the long list for kidney transplants and since starting dialysis recently, her health was not improving.

Lyle had made the decision to donate her kidney to her mother but, as any mother would, Jordan was skeptical.

The mother says it wasn’t until a doctor shed some light on the beauty of it all and helped her to see that it was something her daughter wanted to do. The doctor told her not to take that moment away from the determined teenager.

The surgery and transplant, which occurred on June 14 of this year, were both a success.

Lyle says she has to be a little more careful with her health, but that it’s worth it to have her mom happy and healthy.

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