Goodness of America
A Stranger’s Gift
Third-grade teacher Jodi Schmidt did not even know student Natasha Fuller when she volunteered to donate something very valuable to the girl: a kidney.
Eight-year-old Fuller was diagnosed with prune belly syndrome at birth, which requires her to have kidney dialysis three times a week. She was placed on a list for a kidney transplant, but because of frequent infections, she was removed from the list. She began experiencing renal failure.
Thankfully, Schmidt stepped up. She volunteered to be a kidney donor and proved to be a match.
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