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Daughter says mom 'gave me life twice' with kidney donation as pair graduate nursing school

  • Ambrealle Brown and her mother, Nija Butler, graduated together from nursing school in Baton Rouge after overcoming a serious health crisis.
  • Brown put her nursing dreams on hold for years after a 2016 diagnosis of rare kidney disease Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis caused her temporary incapacitation.
  • She was forced to undergo daily dialysis for hours while awaiting transplant news until Butler donated a kidney in March 2023 via Louisiana's first robotic kidney transplant.
  • Brown expressed deep appreciation to her mother for giving her a second chance at life, which allowed them to complete nursing school together.
  • Both continue nursing careers and hope their story encourages others about medical testing and the donor process, with Butler saying, "And I would do it again.
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Daughter says mom 'gave me life twice' with kidney donation as pair graduate nursing school together

Two years after a Louisiana mother donated her kidney to her daughter, the duo graduated together from nursing school.

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St. Charles Herald Guide broke the news in on Friday, May 9, 2025.
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