Brother donates kidney then wants kidney transplant himself

James King and Harambee Purnell have greater than a mom in frequent. They belong to the identical fraternity, function ministers in the identical church and each have undergone kidney transplants. The truth is, King’s new kidney initially belonged to Purnell.

However Purnell’s kidney stopped working for King years in the past, and now King is on the checklist to obtain a second kidney.

Purnell, who’s present process therapy for most cancers that claimed his lone remaining kidney, additionally grew to become the beneficiary of a transplant of his personal.

Whereas issues reminiscent of these are terribly uncommon on the planet of organ donation, the 2 brothers are sharing their story within the hope of elevating consciousness of the necessity for organs.