Luckily, I had a younger aunt who is a pediatric nurse in the area and she understood the severity of what I was going through. Without hesitation she got tested to see if she was a match and she was. Within a year of my starting on dialysis I was given the gift of a perfectly functioning kidney. Then four months after the transplant I was blessed with the birth of my first son, Christian. The timing of how everything worked out was perfect. I wasn't tethered to a machine every night and was able to help out at night with our newborn. I also now have the energy to play with my son. Thank god for my aunt and kidney donors. SUMMER 2017 | 15http://www.hhcminc.org/ https://www.caron.org/our-programs/inpatient-treatment/healthcare-professionals