A story of boundless love and generosity took place in Missouri, United States, when
Delayne Ivanowski secretly donated her kidney to her father John
, who
did not want her to be the
one to give him the chance to extend his life and end his death. dialysis to which he was subjected every two days.
John Ivanowski suffers from an immunoglobulin A deficiency that caused an overactive immune system that attacked his kidneys, and he was reliant on a dialysis machine every other day for about five hours at a time.
It was during that time that his daughter Delayne, who works as a nurse and is 25 years old, insisted that he let her donate her organ and thus improve her health and quality of life.
but John didn't want to.
John thanks his daughter for her dedication and love in helping him move past dialysis.
"You are too young, you have a lot of time to be here and my time is limited," the 60-year-old father told KMOV.
After learning about this endless love story, Delayne told KMOV that her father is a stubborn man and that she first learned he had kidney failure a few years ago.
Knowing what he is like, John refused to accept that he had insufficiency and underwent further laboratory tests.
However, they confirmed that his kidneys were not good and
he needed surgery immediately
.
After the father's refusal, Delayne began
the donation process in secret.
Delayne and John Ivanowski and their emotional reunion after the transplant.
So it was that he underwent numerous blood draws, chest X-rays, CT scans, and EKGs.
One day, she received a call confirming
that she was eligible to donate.
Her father underwent surgery on February 16, but the young woman waited for him to recover to tell her that she was the one who donated a kidney to him.
“I can't stop crying,” John Ivanowski told News 4 a day after he was released from the hospital.
"I want to say that I was upset, but I am very grateful."
The father suspected that his daughter was up to something.
“Not being connected to the machine anymore and being able to do what I need to do or what I want to do is a huge relief,” she said.
“If you are going to give a kidney, it is one of the greatest gifts you can give in the world.
It's literally like donating your life,” Delayne said.
Delayne Ivanowski at the hospital where the transplant was performed.
The story behind the daughter's decision to tell it on social networks.
"
The secrets are finally revealed.
My kidney is working fantastic on my dad!
The support I have received has been truly incredible.
This is to donate life, ”she wrote on her Facebook account.
And he shared the precise moment when he told him the whole truth and the reaction his father had when he received the news.
"Oh my gosh, are you kidding me?"
, John is heard saying through tears as he watches her daughter walk into the room also dressed in a surgical gown.
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