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Kidney Transplant Miracle: 45-Year-Old's 26x Larger Kidney

3/14/2025

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Cheryl Lear, Michelle 'Nobi' Cotterill, and Samantha Bradley, the inspiring "renal cysters," bravely battle polycystic kidney disease. In a remarkable twist of fate, Michelle, 45, received a life-saving kidney transplant just 13 hours after being placed on the waiting list, with surgeons astonished to find her new kidney 26 times the size of a healthy one.

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Cheryl Lear, Michelle 'Nobi' Cotterill, and Samantha Bradley, the inspiring "renal cysters," bravely battle polycystic kidney disease. In a remarkable twist of fate, Michelle, 45, received a life-saving kidney transplant just 13 hours after being placed on the waiting list, with surgeons astonished to find her new kidney 26 times the size of a healthy one.