3-Year-Old Needs Kidney Transplant

Ephraim Harding is a 3-year-old Georgia boy who needs a kidney transplant. The video embedded below tells his story. The video and script of the story can also be watched and read by clicking the link below the video.

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Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, and .... Caring

Recently, an Ohio school teacher, Wendy Killan, taught the students and community surrounding Mansfield Christian School a lesson about something more important than reading, writing, and arithmetic. She taught them what it means to care. When 8-year-old Nicole Miller was in dire need of a life-saving kidney transplant, Killan chose to be a living kidney donor for the little girl.

View of Mansfield Christian School from Logan Road. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Nicole has a genetic disorder which causes hearing loss and kidney malformation. The disorder also caused Nicole to miss school frequently due to severe fatigue. However, Killan, who was a perfect match for Nicole, stepped up to the plate to help despite the fact it meant going through a major surgery. According to Killan, "Yes, I'm going to be going through a major surgery, but you know, it's only going to be a few weeks of my life, but to this little girl, it is her whole life."

Wendy Killan taught her students one of the most important lessons they will ever learn, when she showed them what it means to care by being a living kidney donor for Nicole. We at the Tennessee Organ Donation Foundation, Inc. believe it may have been the most important lesson of their young lives. Therefore, we applaud her. We would love to see more people do the same thing as the list of people waiting on a kidney transplant continues to grow and grow.

For more information about organ and tissue donation and to learn how to register as an organ and tissue donor in the state where you live, please visit our website at www.SaveLivesTN.org by clicking here.

Read more - article on www.MedicalDaily.com titled "Ohio Elementary School Teacher Gives Life Lesson with Kidney Donation"

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