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| US teacher donates her kidney to save pupil's life | US teacher donates her kidney to save pupil's life |
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| A US preschool teacher has told the BBC of her delight in being able to save a five-year-old pupil's life by providing the child with one of her kidneys. | A US preschool teacher has told the BBC of her delight in being able to save a five-year-old pupil's life by providing the child with one of her kidneys. |
| Beth Battista said that she had no hesitation in offering her kidney after hearing of Lyla's protracted search to find a suitable donor. | Beth Battista said that she had no hesitation in offering her kidney after hearing of Lyla's protracted search to find a suitable donor. |
| "I knew I just had to get tested rather than watch her suffer," she said. | "I knew I just had to get tested rather than watch her suffer," she said. |
| Both Beth and Lyla are now recovering after the successful transplant operation last Wednesday. | Both Beth and Lyla are now recovering after the successful transplant operation last Wednesday. |
| The teacher and mother-of-two said that she heard about Lyla's condition after her mother Dena Carreyn shared a Facebook post about the girl's desperate need for a living kidney donor. | The teacher and mother-of-two said that she heard about Lyla's condition after her mother Dena Carreyn shared a Facebook post about the girl's desperate need for a living kidney donor. |
| Lyla was diagnosed a year ago with microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), a rare autoimmune disorder which requires 12 hours of dialysis a day. | Lyla was diagnosed a year ago with microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), a rare autoimmune disorder which requires 12 hours of dialysis a day. |
| Beth contacted the the UW Health Transplant Program in Wisconsin and, after two tests in July and August, was deemed to be a suitable donor for Lyla. | |
| It was a rare match because she needed to be the right blood group with few antibodies picked up from previous bouts of sickness. She also needed to have matching antigens. | It was a rare match because she needed to be the right blood group with few antibodies picked up from previous bouts of sickness. She also needed to have matching antigens. |
| In September she discovered that the child was to be a pupil in her class at the Kids' Express Learning Centre in Madison. | In September she discovered that the child was to be a pupil in her class at the Kids' Express Learning Centre in Madison. |
| The woman donating organs to strangers | The woman donating organs to strangers |
| Woman with 100-year-old kidney from mum 'still going strong' | Woman with 100-year-old kidney from mum 'still going strong' |
| The operation itself required surgeons to make four small incisions in her stomach in order to pull the kidney out, before taking it to Lyla, who was in a nearby hospital ward. | The operation itself required surgeons to make four small incisions in her stomach in order to pull the kidney out, before taking it to Lyla, who was in a nearby hospital ward. |
| "It was the same level of a pain as having a caesarean," the teacher told the BBC, "but I'm pleased to say that as soon as the kidney was put inside Lyla it began working immediately." | "It was the same level of a pain as having a caesarean," the teacher told the BBC, "but I'm pleased to say that as soon as the kidney was put inside Lyla it began working immediately." |
| "I was discharged from hospital 48 hours after the surgery and am feeling OK although really tired. | "I was discharged from hospital 48 hours after the surgery and am feeling OK although really tired. |
| "But I am told this common among donors because their remaining kidney needs to grow to make up for the missing organ. | "But I am told this common among donors because their remaining kidney needs to grow to make up for the missing organ. |
| "I'm really proud to have saved her life." | "I'm really proud to have saved her life." |
| Her actions have won widespread plaudits on social media. | Her actions have won widespread plaudits on social media. |
| "You are an inspiration for all of us to go out there and be a donor," one commentator on Facebook said. | "You are an inspiration for all of us to go out there and be a donor," one commentator on Facebook said. |