Twenty-seven year old Ray Fearing, who suffers from
glomerulosclerosis disease (FSGS), received a donated kidney from sister.
However, a few days after the operation, Fearing’s new kidney was getting
damaged by the disease and causing worse symptoms. Doctors decided to take the
kidney out and asked Fearing if they could use it for another patient. Fearing
agreed knowing there are thousands of other patients waiting for organs just
like he was. He wanted to help other people, even if the kidney didn’t work
with him. The doctors were able to salvage the kidney and transplant it into
cardiovascular surgeon, Erwin Gomez. Doctors were unsure if the kidney would
still be good because of the scarring from the first transplant and the FSGS
damage. However, the kidney not only took to Gomez’s body, but also any FSGS
damage reversed itself, proving a rare miracle in the medical world.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/25/health/kidney-transplanted-twice/index.html?hpt=he_c2
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