Grandmother donates kidney to two-year-old grandson
A generous grandmother is giving up one of her kidneys in the hope her grandson can live a healthy life after he fell ill from a rare syndrome.
Two-year-old Kaije Archer was born with congenital nephrotic syndrome, a rare disorder that causes the body to swell due to defective proteins in the kidney.
At just four days old he had his first kidney removed. He has undergone two years of protein infusions three times a week, for four hours a day to keep him healthy.
Now at two-and-a-half years old he medically deemed ready for a kidney transplant and will have his remaining kidney taken out later this week.
After his operation Kaije will be kept alive on dialysis for six weeks until he receives a new kidney from his very own grandmother.
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