Donation and transplant surgery will take place on July 19
A 15-year-old high school student in Ohio, US, who urgently needed a new kidney, was surprised when his maths teacher agreed to be a donor. new york post informed of. Eddie McCarthy, a math teacher at Whitmer High School in Toledo, Ohio, learned about the condition of one of his students, Roman McCormick, two months ago. He secretly went to get tested to see if he matched.
He underwent several tests and after several months of waiting, doctors told Mr McCarthy that he was a suitable donor match. He was finally given a surgery date in June, after which he decided to share the news with McCormick’s family.
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Specifically, McCormick, a sophomore in high school, has branchiotoral or BOR syndrome, a rare, hereditary condition that affects tissue development and can lead to ear and kidney malformations. National Institutes of Health.
“I am not able to eat the food that most normal children can eat. i can’t be more [physically] active because [my] The kidneys are slowing my physical activity,” McCormick told “Good Morning America” about his condition.
His symptoms worsened and he developed stage 4 kidney disease. Doctors warned that he would have to go on dialysis until a kidney donor was found. His family, who had been searching for a living donor for almost two years, were overjoyed at the news.
“I could not believe it!” I was on my way to the library to pick up my daughter when Eddie called and told me he was my son’s donor. The doctors at the University of Michigan keep you in the dark so we don’t know anything. “I was overjoyed to know that the donor was someone who knew my son,” said Jamie Redd, Roman’s mother. USA Today, He said his son is thrilled.
“He was in my class this year and he is such a nice kid. After seeing that news, I thought I should at least try,” Kind Teacher Washington told local schools,
The donation and transplant surgery will take place July 19 at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor, about an hour from Toledo.
The boy’s parents said they were deeply grateful to Mr McCarthy for his selfless act towards their son.
The boy’s father explained, “The fact that my son was able to find a donor means a lot to me. I will never be able to thank him enough for everything he has done for us. He is an amazing human being.” Is.” ABC News.
Roman’s mother said she hopes her son’s story will encourage other families who may be going through tough times with their children.
“There are people who need a kidney… technically you don’t need both of your kidneys. So, why not help someone who really needs it?” McCarthy told GMA.