Vol. 32, No. 08
April 18, 2016
Goodness of America
A Stranger’s Gift
Third-grade teacher Jodi Schmidt did not even know student Natasha Fuller when she volunteered to donate something very valuable to the girl: a kidney.
Eight-year-old Fuller was diagnosed with prune belly syndrome at birth, which requires her to have kidney dialysis three times a week. She was placed on a list for a kidney transplant, but because of frequent infections, she was removed from the list. She began experiencing renal failure.
Thankfully, Schmidt stepped up. She volunteered to be a kidney donor and proved to be a match.
Log in to Continue Reading
Premium Content
Sign in with your ShopJBS.org account to read the full article, or subscribe below for unlimited digital access.
Log In to Continue Reading
- 12 Issues Per Year
- Digital Edition Access
- Digital Insider Report
- Exclusive Subscriber Content
- Audio provided for all articles
- Unlimited access to past issues
- Cancel anytime
- Renews automatically
- 12 Issues Per Year
- Print edition delivery (USA) *Available Outside USA
- Digital Edition Access
- Digital Insider Report
- Exclusive Subscriber Content
- Audio provided for all articles
- Unlimited access to past issues
- Cancel anytime
- Renews automatically
