The one-time bond between the two friends has become even tighter after a successful kidney transplant surgery. Milwaukee’s Aurora St. Luke Medical Center completed its 700th kidney transplant last month between two friends, Aurora IT members Tina Bajwa and Phil Hudson, and Aurora. Finance Manager. Kidney recipient Tina Bajwa and donor Phil Hudson share their touching story with sister station WISN. Hudson told Bajwa to let him know when he needed a kidney transplant. Hudson told WISN, “I knew we could be a potential match, and I told him… when it’s time, let us know.” The time came earlier this year when Bajwa, who was born with a genetic disorder, needed a kidney transplant. Bajwa explained to WISN how the two friends learned they were a match. “He messaged me and we FaceTimed. He was like ‘What do you think?’ I am a perfect match,'” Bajwa said. After months of testing, the two arrived at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center on August 26 to undergo life-changing surgery at the same time. The hospital’s abdominal transplant medical director shared his thoughts with WISN on how to help eliminate long waiting lists for kidney transplants. “Donating is very safe and can certainly eliminate waiting lists on behalf of a kidney if people move forward. It is a recovery process of about six weeks for both Bajwa and Hudson, said Dr. Ajay Sahajpal. Health officials say that both are recovering smoothly after successful surgery. Didn’t give what he gave me. It means a lot. It means the world.” Watch the video above for more on this story.
The one-time bond between the two friends has become even tighter after the successful kidney transplant surgery.
Milwaukee’s Aurora St. Luke Medical Center completed its 700th kidney transplant last month between two friends, Aurora IT member Tina Bajwa and Aurora Finance Manager Phil Hudson.
Kidney recipient Tina Bajwa and donor Phil Hudson share their touching story with sister station WISN.
Hudson told Bajwa to let him know when he needed a kidney transplant.
Hudson told WISN, “I knew we could be a potential match, and I told him… when it’s time, let us know.”
The time came earlier this year when Bajwa, who was born with a genetic disorder, needed a kidney transplant.
Bajwa explained to WISN how the two friends learned they were a match.
“He messaged me and we FaceTimed. He was like ‘What do you think?’ It was like. I am a perfect match,” Bajwa said.
After months of testing, the two arrived at Aurora St. Luke Medical Center on August 26 to undergo life-changing surgery at the same time.
The hospital’s abdominal transplant medical director shares with WISN his thoughts on how we can help eliminate long waiting lists for kidney transplants.
Dr. Ajay Sahajpal said, “Donating is very safe and can definitely eliminate the waiting list from the kidney side.”
Health officials say it’s a recovery process of about six weeks for both Bajwa and Hudson.
Both are recovering smoothly after the successful surgery.
“No one has ever given me what he has given me,” Bajwa said.
“He means a lot. It means a lot. It means the world.”
Watch the video above to learn more about this story.
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