Mom donates lifesaving kidney to son after snowboarding fall leads to shock diagnosis
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Harley Brackney's mom, Joy, was found to be a perfect donor match. (Fox 11)
After 10 months of medical ups and downs, a 21-year-old man is on his way to recovery thanks to a life-saving organ donation from his mom. Harley Brackney was snowboarding on Jan. 2 when an EMT noticed him sliding down the mountain on his back.
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According to a GoFundMe page set up on his behalf, a CT scan revealed that Brackney had suffered a seizure, and the fall caused a brain bleed. Doctors then unexpectedly discovered that he was in stage 5 renal failure. The following months saw him go through dialysis and begin the search for a kidney.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}About three months ago, the family was informed by Brackney’s team at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center that his mom, Joy, was a donor match. On Oct. 30, the pair underwent a successful transplant surgery just ahead of his 21st birthday.
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“I feel really good about it,” Joy told Fox 11. “Kind of feel blessed that I was able to a part of him again. Now he’ll always have me with him.”
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Brackney, who has been recovering at home, said his new kidney was “one of the best gifts” he’s ever gotten.