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Since birth, Ethan Hatton has battled multiple congenital conditions which eventually caused his kidneys to fail, making a kidney transplant necessary. Because none of his family members were a match, Ethan and his mother Toni Holly had to wait for an anonymous donor to come forward. When Drew Sollenberger expressed his desire to become a non-directed kidney donor, doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center found his kidney to be a perfect match for Ethan and immediately arranged the transplant for January 19, 2011. Ethan is now home and doing well, thanks to Drew’s gift of life. View the videos below to learn more about Drew’s decision to become a donor, how the transplant changed Ethan’s life, and see the emotional meeting between Drew and Ethan and his mother.
Drew Sollenberger recently made the life-changing decision to become a non-directed kidney donor. Because of his altruism, Ethan Hatton, the two-year-old child who received his kidney, was given a second chance at life. Watch this video to learn more about his experience and the steps other individuals can take to become non-directed organ donors.
After Drew Sollenberger donated his kidney to Ethan Hatton, Dr. Matthew Cooper decided to organize a formal meeting between the donor and the recipient on February 10, 2011. Watch the emotional first-time meeting between Drew and two-year-old Ethan and his mother.
In this video, Dr. Susan Mendley, associate professor of pediatrics and medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and director of the Division of Pediatric Nephrology at the University of Maryland Medical Center, discusses Ethan’s case. Dr. Mendley talks about Ethan's condition, the reason he needed the transplant and the surgical complexities involved when doctors transplant an adult kidney into a pediatric patient. Ethan's mother Toni Holly also appears in the video to discuss her reaction after learning that a donor kidney had become available for her son, as well as the compassionate care she and Ethan received during their time at UMMC.
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