{"id":11704,"date":"2019-09-04T17:02:46","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T17:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cmshub.wpengine.com\/?p=263250"},"modified":"2024-11-03T15:17:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T15:17:09","slug":"4-year-old-secretly-told-teacher-his-dad-was-sick-and-she-donated-a-kidney-to-save-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/4-year-old-secretly-told-teacher-his-dad-was-sick-and-she-donated-a-kidney-to-save-him\/","title":{"rendered":"4-Year-Old Secretly Told Teacher His Dad Was Sick, And She Donated A Kidney To Save Him"},"content":{"rendered":"

When a 4-year-old preschooler told his teacher that his dad was very sick, she committed a selfless act that would change multiple lives forever: she donated one of her kidneys to save him.<\/span>Camden Petersen attended preschool at Washington Charlie Brown Preschool and Childcare in Mason City, Iowa. Nancy Bleur \u2014 called \u201cMiss Nancy\u201d by her young students \u2014 was his teacher.<\/span>She noticed that Camden was acting out of character in her class. Like so many educators, Bleur cares deeply about her students and does everything in her power to help them. It was obvious to her that Camden needed a little help \u2014 and she was determined to offer whatever support she could.<\/span>So she pulled the four-year-old aside and asked if everything was okay.<\/span>Camden confessed that he was really worried about his dad because he was very sick. The little boy seemed so scared and out of sorts that Bleur knew she had to follow up with his dad, Darreld Petersen, and get more details about what was going on.<\/span>What she found out broke her heart.<\/span>
\n<\/span>\"\"<\/span>Photo: Facebook\/Nancy Bleur<\/span>Petersen was in really rough shape. The caring dad, who was only 34 years old, had been on dialysis for a few months at that point, as his kidneys weren\u2019t even functioning at 20%. Even with the dialysis, his health was deteriorating quickly.<\/span>He\u2019d been diagnosed back in 2010 with IgA nephropathy<\/a>, which is also called Berger\u2019s disease. When the antibody IgA (immunoglobulin A) builds up in the kidneys, it causes inflammation and severely damages the kidney tissue.<\/span>
\n<\/span>\"\"<\/span>Photo: Facebook\/Darreld Petersen<\/span>When Bleur spoke with Petersen, she discovered that he had reached full kidney failure<\/a> and was on a waiting list for a kidney transplant at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. Although friends and family of Petersen had tried to donate, no one had yet been able to do it.<\/span>Concerned about Camden\u2019s mental health and his father\u2019s physical health, Bleur knew she had to do something. So she decided to get tested to see if one of her kidneys could be a match for Petersen.<\/span>
\n<\/span>\"\"<\/span>Photo: Facebook\/Darreld Petersen<\/span>\u201cI had a co-worker who, years ago, had donated a kidney to someone in her church,\u201d Bleur told UIHC<\/a>. \u201cIt was an important part of her life\u2019s journey, and that was inspirational to me. When I heard about Darreld and Camden\u2019s situation, it just felt like the right thing to do.\u201d<\/span>She soon found out that she was a match!<\/span>\u201cI was really excited about it. I was ecstatic. I don\u2019t know what I would\u2019ve done for closure if I wasn\u2019t [a match],\u201d Bleur said.<\/span>
\n<\/span>\"\"<\/span>Photo: Facebook\/Nancy Bleur<\/span>It took about six months from the time Bleur was tested to the time of the transplant. This is because rigorous tests had to be completed to ensure that Bleur was both medically and emotionally<\/a> healthy and prepared to donate.<\/span>Bleur and Petersen arrived at UI Hospitals & Clinics for their respective kidney procedures on the same day. Both surgeries were successful, and they were discharged less than a week later.<\/span>\"\"<\/span>Photo: Facebook\/Darreld Petersen<\/span>
\n<\/span>The selfless donation touched Petersen deeply, and he\u2019s beyond grateful for the life-saving gift.<\/span>\u201cIt\u2019s just amazing. There are people waiting every day for a kidney, for an organ in general. I wish there were more people like her. She\u2019s giving me a second chance at life,\u201d Petersen told ABC News<\/a>.<\/span>Young Camden was grateful as well.<\/span>\u201cHe [Camden] said, \u2018You\u2019re going to make my dad better and live a long time,\u2019\u201d Bleur told Globe Gazette<\/a>. \u201cThat just melts your heart.\u201d<\/span>\"\"<\/span>Photo: Facebook\/Darreld Petersen<\/span>
\n<\/span>Bleur is looking forward to seeing Camden grow up with his dad by his side.<\/span>\u201cIt\u2019s good to know that I\u2019ll be able to go to Camden\u2019s high school graduation one day and talk about this and think, \u2018Well, that was crazy,’\u201d Bleur said<\/a>.<\/span>\"\"<\/span>Photo: Facebook\/Darreld Petersen<\/span>\u201cHow do you ever thank someone for saving your life?\u201d Petersen said<\/a>. \u201cShe really is an amazing woman.\u201d<\/span>Teachers are truly incredible people, and \u201cMiss Nancy\u201d is certainly one of the best!<\/span>Proper BCS greatergood_ctg_abovevideo<\/span><\/span>Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When a 4-year-old preschooler told his teacher that his dad was very sick, she committed a selfless act that would change multiple lives forever: she donated one of her kidneys to save him.Camden Petersen attended preschool at Washington Charlie Brown Preschool and Childcare in Mason City, Iowa. Nancy Bleur \u2014 called \u201cMiss Nancy\u201d by her […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11705,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5137],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11704"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45750,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11704\/revisions\/45750"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}