Daughter donates kidney to save dad

BOTH IN GOOD HEALTH AFTER ROBOTIC TRANSPLANT PERFORMED AT CLEVELAND CLINIC ABU DHABI

- BY ASHWANI KUMAR Chief Reporter

In an inspiring story of love and sacrifice, a 29-year-old daughter has given her 70-year-old father a second chance at life by donating one of her kidneys.

The life-saving transplant was performed at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (CCAD), where Mamoun Bashir Elnefeidi Ahmad, battling kidney failure, had a robotic transplant, while Noon underwent the traditional organ removal procedure.

The Sudanese family, which resides in Egypt, flew to Abu Dhabi — where Noon’s twin sister lives. They had been thrown into turmoil after a sudden post-chest infection cascade left Ahmad’s kidneys severely damaged. There were hopes that initial dialysis would restore his kidney function, but watching her once vibrant father struggle through gruelling dialysis sessions was heart-wrenching for Noon.

A chance to give back

"Watching my father's health slowly decline — struggling to eat properly or walk for long — was incredibly difficult. Seeing him sit in a chair for four hours, three times a week, while the dialysis machine worked beside him was even harder. He would mostly sleep through the sessions, which wasn’t like him at all," Noon told Gulf News.