- Delayne Ivanowski, 25, wanted to give her dad her kidney despite his resistance
- Father John, 60, was diagnosed with IgA deficiency and was on kidney dialysis
- She secretly underwent the process of becoming his donor for eight months
A Missouri woman has risked her father’s wrath by becoming his kidney donor after keeping the secret for eight months while he underwent frequent dialysis.
Nurse Delayne Ivanowski, 25, was determined to give her 60-year-old dad, John, a better quality of life after he was diagnosed with an immunoglobulin A (IgA) deficiency, which saw his immune system attack his kidneys, more than a year ago.
The deficiency means a person has low levels or no IgA, an antibody part of the immune system, in their blood, and this could lead to autoimmune issues, which can cause the immune system to turn on their body, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.
John was diagnosed with IgA nephropathy, a kidney disease that sees IgA build up in the organ. It can lead to kidney failure.
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