Kidney transplant student

Teacher Donates Kidney To Her Student

In a truly inspiring story a teacher donates kidney to her student. A first-grade teacher Lindsey Painter at Hoffman Lane Elementary School in New Braunfels, Texas got a phone call that informed her that she alone had beaten unbelievable odds and was a match to donate a kidney to Matthew Parker, 6, a gravely ill student in her class. According to Yahoo Parenting that there was only a one-percent chance of  such a match.

It means the world to the Parker family that the mother of two has decided to donate one of her kidneys to Matthew next month. “There’s no words that can say anything because it’s more than thank you,” mom Lisa Parker tells CBS News. “It’s deeper.” Matthew had no words either. “When I found out Mrs. Painter was a match,” he says, “I went up and gave her a big hug.” 

There were lots of tears,” says the teacher, when she discovered that she could help Matthew. His parents were notified, and mom Lisa “immediately emailed me,” Painter says. “She apologised for writing but said she wouldn’t be able to get through a phone call, there were so many tears of joy.” 

In the video, the teacher considers herself lucky to have been a match to provide her student. – she is truly an inspiration.  The student was so ill that before this transplant he was only going to school a few days a week. His teacher looks forward to Matthew living a normal life and attending school everyday like everyone else.

Kidney transplant student

Read more of the story on Yahoo Parenting 

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