His biggest gift on Eid al-Adha was the kidney of his wife of 38 years.

ERZURUM (AA) – İLHAMİ ERKILIÇ – 60-year-old Abdurrahman Karadaş, who suffers from hypertension and diabetes in Erzurum, was saved from dialysis with the kidney transplanted from his wife of 38 years and experienced a double holiday joy on Eid al-Adha. Karadaş, a father of four children who has been suffering from diabetes and hypertension for 15 years, was diagnosed with advanced kidney failure a year ago. Thereupon, Karadaş applied to Atatürk University Research Hospital Organ Transplantation Training Research and Application Center for cadaver transplantation.

Şekernaz Karadaş, his wife of 38 years, volunteered to donate her kidney to Karadaş, who underwent dialysis three days a week and whose social life was negatively affected due to his illness. When the tissues were found to be compatible in the tests performed at the hospital, Organ Transplantation Center Director Assoc. Dr. The team led by Necip Altundaş transplanted one of the kidneys of 56-year-old Şekernaz Karadaş to her husband.

Thanks to the kidney donated by his life partner, Abdurrahman Karadaş regained his health, survived dialysis and experienced a double holiday happiness on Eid al-Adha. Dr. working at Atatürk University Research Hospital Organ Transplantation Center. Lecturer Member Tarık Recep Kantarcı told the AA correspondent that the patient, who underwent hemodialysis with the diagnosis of chronic kidney failure, had been struggling with complications such as hypertension for years.

Stating that the patient needed an organ transplant when kidney failure progressed, Kantarcı said, “His wife, who has been his life partner for about 40 years, gave a great gift by donating his kidney. Mr. Abdurrahman, whose transplantation operation was successful, is now in a very good condition. Laboratory values returned to normal, urine output increased to a sufficient level. His wife’s condition is also very good.” he said.

– He could not hold back his tears while telling about his wife who donated his kidney. Patient Karadaş also explained with tears that his family decided to donate organs after his quality of life was negatively affected due to kidney failure. Stating that he was miserable during the dialysis process, Karadaş said: “Thankfully, I am fine after the transplant. My children also wanted to donate organs, but my wife did not allow it.

May God be pleased with my wife, our teacher Necip, and the staff of the transplant center. I thank my wife very much, may she forgive me. I am grateful to her. This was the best gift of Eid al-Adha. I would like to thank my wife first, then the teachers. We were also very pleased with the hospital services.” – “My mother gave a holiday gift to my father and us.” Levent Karadaş, the couple’s son, stated that his father, who has been struggling with hypertension and diabetes for years, has been suffering from kidney failure for about a year and that he has been receiving dialysis treatment.

Stating that his father’s social life and quality of life were deteriorated due to dialysis, Karadaş said, “During this process, my mother thought that my father could not continue his life this way. Therefore, he decided to donate a kidney. We researched the transplant center and its doctors, especially our teacher Necip, and decided to have surgery. My father is no longer on dialysis. “My mother gave my father and us a holiday gift.” he said.