Though she has a match, she asks that people get tested and possibly improve someone else’s life.
DOTHAN, Ala. - You may remember the “Have a Heart. Give a Kidney” billboards that were all over the Wiregrass a year ago.Having a match doesn’t always guarantee the ideal outcome. This is Millette’s second match with a kidney donor.
She found her first match at the University of Alabama in Birmingham. The doctors decided not to do the surgery because of the risks of heart failure. “Some days are very heartbreaking,” Millette said. “You know, I was very heartbroken when UAB told me that because I have tried, and I worked so hard. You just must keep going, and you just must believe in God and let God do His work.”Both Millette and her doctor say that will improve her quality of life. Right now, her kidneys can’t filter toxins from her body.
Without a functioning kidney, she goes to the clinic 12 hours a week with needles in her arms that filter her blood. She has been doing this for eight years. Millette says it is taking a toll on her mind, body, and spirit.
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