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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Sara Cline and Stephen Smith

Daughter says mom 'gave me life twice' with kidney donation as pair graduate nursing school together

Mother Daughter Kidney Transplant - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

For years, Ambrealle Brown was forced to put her dreams of becoming a nurse on hold due to a life-threatening kidney disease that left her temporarily incapacitated.

Amid inner doubts about whether she would ever return to living a normal life, Brown's mother stepped in and offered to donate her kidney. Doctors performed Louisiana's first robotic kidney transplant, giving Brown a renewed chance at life and Nija Butler the opportunity to see her daughter thrive.

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