US EditionDaughter says mom 'gave me life twice' with kidney donation
- In March 2023, Ambrealle Brown received Louisiana's first robotic kidney transplant from her mother, Nija Butler, in Baton Rouge.
- Brown had postponed her nursing school dreams due to a 2016 diagnosis of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, requiring dialysis or transplant to survive.
- After waiting five years and enduring daily dialysis up to 13 hours, Butler overcame initial doubts about being a match and donated a kidney to her daughter.
- Doctors performed a minimally invasive robotic transplant that improved precision and recovery, enabling Brown to return to nursing school and graduate alongside her mother.
- Their shared journey highlights organ donation's challenges and offers hope, with Brown expressing gratitude for being given "life twice" by her mother.
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Daughter Says Mom 'Gave Me Life Twice' With Kidney Donation As Pair Graduate Nursing School Together
Kidney donor Nija Butler (left) and kidney recipient Ambrealle Brown are photographed the day before graduating from Baton Rouge General's School of Nursing on April 28, 2025 in central Louisiana. (Stephen Smith / AP Photo By Sara ClineThe Associated PressNearly two years after the successful transplant, the Louisiana mother and daughter shared another journey. Donning white caps and gowns, they walked across the stage together in Baton Rouge a…
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