Kidney donor Nija Butler and kidney recipient Ambrealle Brown are photographed the day before graduating from Baton Rouge General’s School of Nursing on April 28, 2025 in central Louisiana.

“She was tired of just being connected to a tube that her life revolved around.” Kidney donor Nija Butler and kidney recipient Ambrealle Brown are photographed the day before graduating from ...

Although doctors had previously told Butler she likely wasn't a match to be a kidney donor for her daughter, she still scheduled an appointment to get tested the next day. She opted not to tell ...