{"id":17314,"date":"2025-03-06T21:28:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T21:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=17314"},"modified":"2025-03-06T21:28:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T21:28:28","slug":"little-girl-who-looked-8-months-pregnant-because-of-deadly-disease-is-saved-thanks-to-dads-kidney-donation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=17314","title":{"rendered":"Little girl who looked 8 months\u2019 pregnant because of deadly disease is saved thanks to dad\u2019s kidney donation"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are so happy that something could be done. Bless her and her dad too!
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\nEvery parents\u2019 biggest wish is for their children to be healthy and experience a happy childhood.<\/p>\n

When a couple, Karen Rodas and Paul Bybkin, welcomed their son Nathaniel into the world, their happiness only lasted for 36 hours because that\u2019s how long the baby lived. He was born with a condition known as Polycistic Kidney Disease (PKD) which affects the kidneys and causes cysts to grow. Sadly, this often leads to kidney failure, and that\u2019s exactly what happened to baby Nathaniel.<\/p>\n

In 2013, the pair was blessed with a daughter, Maddy. Unfortunately, what these parents feared most happened. Maddy was born with the same condition as her late brother, and her mommy and daddy were heartbroken. The girl\u2019s tummy was swollen so much that it looked like that of a 9-months pregnant woman.
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\nThis time, however, things took a turn for the better and Maddy was given a second chance for life all thanks to her daddy who gave her one of his kidneys.<\/p>\n

Before this life-saving surgery took place, sweet Maddy spent most of her life in and out of the hospitals and would spend her days sleeping even up to 18 hours a day.<\/p>\n

Doctors informed the family that the chances of Maddy being a normal kid depended on finding a suitable donor.<\/p>\n

As luck would have it, daddy was a match!<\/p>\n

\u201cWith Paul and Maddy, two of my most precious souls, going under the knife, my nerves were a wreck,\u201d Karen said, according to The Mirror.<\/p>\n

The surgery was a complete success and both Maddy and Paul recovered perfectly.
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\n\u201cDaddy\u2019s kidney has saved our little girl,\u201d Karen added. \u201cNow, she has boundless energy. Her massive tummy now just looks a little bit rounded and she is a happy and healthy two-year-old.\u201d<\/p>\n

Paul, on the other hand, believes he only did what every father would do for their kid.
\nWe have been on a rollercoaster \u2013 but any father would have done what I did, donating my kidney to Maddy. It\u2019s part of being a parent,\u201d he said, according to The Mirror.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow we are on a high and can watch Maddy grow up as a happy and healthy little girl.\u201d<\/p>\n

She would probably need to undergo another transplant surgery in 25 years time, but until that moment comes, she\u2019s got many years to enjoy and live her life to the fullest.
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\nWe are so happy for this lovely family and wish them all the happiness life can bring. Share this lovely story with your family and friends to wish them well-being too.<\/p>\n

We are so happy for this lovely family and wish them all the happiness life can bring. Share this lovely story with your family and friends to wish them well-being too.<\/p>\n

Love and Peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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