GREENSBORO, N.C. — A Greensboro teacher is at home recovering after getting a much-needed kidney from a fellow teacher.
Tracy Shearin-Drayton was told by her doctor in the spring that her kidneys were failing. She was put on dialysis.
"I had to complete six rounds of chemo before I could go on the registry or ask anyone if they would like to donate a kidney," Shearin-Drayton said.
Shearin-Drayton has battled lupus since 2009. She told WFMY News 2 in August she thought she'd be on the list for up to eight years because of her rare blood type.
"I'm in desperate need of receiving a live kidney," she said then.
In November, Pam Oast, a fellow teacher, said she would donate hers to Shearin-Drayton.
The pair went up to the VA Hospital in Pittsburgh early last month to undergo the transplant surgery.
"I just felt so blessed that it was finally happening," Shearin-Drayton said.
Shearin- Drayton said everything went as planned and she and Oast are bonded for life.
"Thank you for giving me a second chance at life," Shearin-Drayton said.
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