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HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. — In January 2018, Annabelle Whitaker and her household realized she would want a kidney transplant after being identified with stage 5 kidney illness.
“The toughest factor actually was figuring out that she had it,” stated her father Neil Whitaker. “Then making an attempt to get into Emory to get on a transplant listing along with her being a special-needs little one was even more durable.”
It took almost six months for docs to place Annabelle on the transplant listing.
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In the meantime, the central Georgia neighborhood rallied across the Whitaker household with assist and fundraisers.
“Annabelle has an enormous assist system, and we’re very, very grateful and blessed for that,” stated her mom, Heather.
After her analysis, Annabelle even received a go to from her former Houston County Excessive classmate and College of Georgia quarterback Jake Fromm.
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Even with all the assist, the journey for Annabelle wasn’t simple. She’s had a number of surgical procedures and transfusions and has to undergo dialysis remedies each night time.
After an extended wait, Annabelle and her household came upon Could 22 that she formally had a donor.
Her dad and mom stated they met Natalie Nuce in 2009 throughout a visit to Ohio to get Annabelle’s service canine. They struck up a friendship by bonding over their love for the Georgia Bulldogs, and so they have stayed shut ever since.
“As quickly as Annabelle received sick and was formally on the transplant listing, she informed us she felt like she was known as to do one thing, and that is any individual we met by likelihood,” stated Heather.
That likelihood assembly may now result in a brand new likelihood at life for Annabelle.
Her dad and mom stated transplants at Emory are on maintain on account of COVID-19, so they do not know when Annabelle will be capable of have her surgical procedure, however they’re simply grateful to have a donor.
“It is simply such a weight off your shoulders,” stated Neil.
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