Son donates kidney, saves mother’s life
NBC Latino | Kevin Lu, KVEO
Rosa Olivares is happy to be alive.
Her kidneys gave out earlier this year and her son Felipe stepped up and donated one of his.
“They said I was a perfect match, so I said ‘okay, let’s do it,’†Felipe Olivares said about donating a kidney to his mother.
Felipe had to take two months off from his job as a Cameron County detention officer for the procedure and recovery. His mother Rosa is grateful to see another day and for her son’s sacrifice.
“Now I feel good, happy, because I’m alive,†Rosa said in Spanish. â€It hurt, it hurt to see him there, very hard.â€
It all worked out fine because Felipe was a great fit. A kidney going from the 170-lb. officer to the 130-lb home provider is the ideal pairing, especially when they’re direct relatives.
“Rosa received a kidney from her son who’s a male, and a big person, muscular person, and so that kidney is really the perfect kidney,†said Dr. Mourad Alsabbagh, who oversaw the Olivares’ procedure and recovery.
Her kidneys gave out earlier this year and her son Felipe stepped up and donated one of his.
“They said I was a perfect match, so I said ‘okay, let’s do it,’†Felipe Olivares said about donating a kidney to his mother.
Felipe had to take two months off from his job as a Cameron County detention officer for the procedure and recovery. His mother Rosa is grateful to see another day and for her son’s sacrifice.
“Now I feel good, happy, because I’m alive,†Rosa said in Spanish. â€It hurt, it hurt to see him there, very hard.â€
It all worked out fine because Felipe was a great fit. A kidney going from the 170-lb. officer to the 130-lb home provider is the ideal pairing, especially when they’re direct relatives.
“Rosa received a kidney from her son who’s a male, and a big person, muscular person, and so that kidney is really the perfect kidney,†said Dr. Mourad Alsabbagh, who oversaw the Olivares’ procedure and recovery.
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