“See Devoted Dad Who Donated a Kidney to Help His Son” - Dr. Jeffrey Saland
When 7-year-old Haiden Wolf arrived in the operating room for his kidney transplant, he hopped off the gurney in his hair net and hospital gown, lay down on the operating table and turned to the medical team.
“Come on, guys. Let’s do this,” he said.
Haiden was ready because he knew his dad was undergoing his first surgery, too – and his dad was the kidney donor.
Haiden was born with a genetic condition that blocked the flow of urine from his bladder, damaging his kidneys, his father, Matt Wolf, 33, of Pleasantville, New York, told ABC News. Both kidneys were damaged by the blockages called posterior urethral valves, but they would be sufficient until Haiden’s body grew too big for them to handle, he said.