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Iilona’s Story

Iilona & her Dad

Iilona & her Dad

My name is Iilona Nielson. I offered my dad one of my kidneys as an alternative to dialysis, which was proving problematic for him. After much testing the date was set for March 9th 2011. I had 3 primary school age children , and had weighed up the pros and cons and felt confident that I was making the best decision for my family.

I had always desired a fourth child, but had suffered with hyperemesis gravidarum , severe/prolonged vomiting, dehydration and weight loss  leading to hospital admittance usually for me around week 7 of pregnancy. I knew what I went through in pregnancy and thought that giving a kidney surely could not be as difficult .

I had been willing to endure physically to give life to the generation below me, so why not go through a short period of physical discomfort for the generation above me? The transplant was an immediate success, and the recovery much faster than I had anticipated.

After life settled back to normality I still had those feelings about another child. I started to look into adoption, both domestic and foreign. My brother is adopted , and so I was very open to the idea. I came into contact with and started to care for a one year old girl who was living in difficult circumstances and was potentially going to be removed from the family. The more I took care of her, the more I wanted another child.

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Now this is the rather incredulous part. During my fourth pregnancy, now minus a kidney, I was in great health. I was never admitted to hospital and never vomited. I exercised, travelled and worked up until 12 days before the delivery.

I had an easy, yes that’s the word I’m choosing, easy delivery. Often in life limits are set , either by society, others opinions or more frequently ourselves. We are all capable of much more than we think. Lucy belle is proof of that for me.

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Lucy Belle

She is now walking, talking and bringing joy to her family every day. Before I donated my kidney , I really thought that I would never be the same again, that maybe I would be 90% of the previous me. It’s just not true.