5:04 PM EDT May 07, 2015
Mackenzie Gilbert has polycystic kidney disease and is scheduled for a kidney transplant Thursday morning. Her donor, Kelley Fitzgerald, is a close childhood friend of Gilbert’s mother, Robin Gilbert.
Mackenzie Gilbert has polycystic kidney disease and is scheduled for a kidney transplant Thursday morning. Her donor, Kelley Fitzgerald, is a close childhood friend of Gilbert’s mother, Robin Gilbert.
Thursday was a big day for Warren County teen Mackenzie Gilbert.
She underwent a life-saving kidney transplant.
Kelley Fitzgerald, a family friend, stepped up to donate her kidney.
Fitzgerald will undergo surgery at UC Medical Center, and 17-year-old Gilbert will receive the transplant at Children’s Hospital.
The hospital had to write a new policy to make the surgery happen. You can see the full story here
The last update was that surgery went well and donor and recipient were doing well.
Fitzgerald is expected to be released from the hospital Friday night.
Gilbert will stay in the intensive care unit until Monday.
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