Ambrealle Brown, 34, had to put her nursing dreams on hold when she was diagnosed with a rare kidney disease in 2016. Her condition worsened until she needed either dialysis or a transplant to survive.
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Nija Butler, 48, Ambrealle’s mother, secretly got tested as a donor despite previous indications she might not be a match. It turned out that she was a match. In March 2023, they underwent surgery at Tulane University School of Medicine, where doctors performed Louisiana’s first robotic kidney transplant.
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After the successful surgery, both women pursued nursing education together. This April, the mother-daughter duo graduated from Baton Rouge General School of Nursing side by side.
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Ambrealle has accepted a position at a burns intensive care unit, while Nija continues her career at a psychiatric facility.
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h/t: Oregon Live
Photo: Baton Rouge General
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