Wisconsin 1st-grader gets kidney donation from teacher
Posted May 24, 2016 10:19 pm.
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An 8-year-old girl is receiving a life-changing gift from a special donor at a Milwaukee area hospital.
Natasha Fuller underwent surgery Tuesday at a Milwaukee-area hospital, along with Oakfield Elementary teacher Jodi Schmidt, who donated a kidney to the first-grader.
A statement issued by Children’s Hospital says the transplant went great. It says both Natasha and her teacher are recovering and doing well.
Fuller will be able to do things she’s never done before ride a roller coaster, play on a sandy beach and take a swim.
Natasha’s smile and attitude in spite of her chronic kidney disease inspired Schmidt to get tested months ago for a possible donation.
Schmidt, Fuller and her family were ecstatic to learn the teacher was a match.
Natasha has been living with her grandparents in Oakfield so she could get the specialized treatment she needed in Milwaukee. Her parents and siblings live in Oklahoma.
