Teen gets new kidney after overwhelming response from community
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AURORA, Colorado (KCNC) A Littleton teen with a rare medical disorder is getting a new chance at life after a recent kidney donation. It’s his second transplant and comes after the overwhelming response following his family’s plea for a donor on CBS4 in late December.
At 15 years old, Joe Wren has dreams of being a country music star, but for now, his passion serves another purpose.
“My country music helped me through a lot,” Wren said. “I believe that music is medicine.”
Wren was born with a rare disorder known as Eagle-Barrett syndrome, often called Prune Belly syndrome. According to the National Organization for Rare Disorders, it’s often characterized by “partial absence of some or most abdominal muscles giving rise to a wrinkled or prune-like appearance,” and complications can include underdevelopment of the lungs and failure of the kidneys.
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