Syrian Father Donates Kidney to Son in Miracle Transplant

0:00On March 30, a Syrian dad named Abdulaziz Alderwish faced a nightmare when his 10-year-old son, Yahia's kidneys failed. Stuck in Lebanon with a collapsed health care system, he couldn't swing the 1,200-year-olds a month for dialysis. So he scraped together 5,000-year-olds from savings and loans, left his wife and eight other kids behind, and hopped on a migrant boat from. Lebanon to Cyprus, chasing a shot at a kidney transplant. The trip turned brutal fast, which should have been hours stretched to a full week adrift in rough seas, surviving on rainwater in a few dates after Yahia's pre-bore dialysis. A merchant ship finally spotted them, and they made it to Cyprus. Doctors there pointed them toward Greece, which transplants for low-way kids were restarting soon. Father and son got flown to Athens through Greek and Cypriot teamwork, with help from three hospitals and interpreters. On January 22nd, Alderwish donated his kidney to Yahia at the new Onassis National Transplants

1:001 of the first ops like this for A. Young Kid, Alderwish lit up with relief post-surgery, calling it a do-or-die gamble that paid off. Yahia is bouncing back strong, already dreaming of school in Cyprus and owning a supermarket someday. Doc say he's recovering smooth, even indulging his sweet tooth for chocolate. This story hits hard as proof that medical bridges can cross borders, wars, and oceans, turning a family's miracle into hope for others facing the same fight. That's the story for today, Global News Today, Driven by AI