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https://www.the-sun.com/news/3365444/mum-turns-down-kidney-transplant-for-daughter/ (https://www.the-sun.com/news/3365444/mum-turns-down-kidney-transplant-for-daughter/)
Mum turns down life-saving kidney transplant from her husband so they can save their toddler
- Ellie Cambridge (https://www.the-sun.com/author/ecambridge/) [/color]5:50 ET, Jul 28 2021Updated: 6:40 ET, Jul 28 2021[/size]
A HEROIC mum turned down a life-saving kidney transplant from her husband - so they can save their baby girl.
Bec Vallee has had kidney disease since she was 11, with her own mum donating an organ to her.
But the 31-year-old rejected the transplant, and has been left having dialysis for three days a week.
Her husband Ryan was found to be a match for her, but the pair discovered their toddler also has the same disease.
The mum, from Queensland, Australia, decided to save her husband's kidney for their little girl - as she will need it when she is older.
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