Woman adopts infant when no one else wanted to: 27 years later he donates his kidney to save her
A family is not necessarily only a biologically interrelated entity, and a parent can be a parent even if they do not share the same genetic heritage as the boy or girl they have decided to adopt. Ingeborg McIntosh took care of many children placed in foster care and who were waiting to be officially taken in by an adoptive family. Among these children, she had one for which she immediately felt a special attachment – a child named Jordan. Little Jordan came to Ingeborg 30 years ago and it was love at first sight. The woman was determined to officially adopt Jordan and, in the end, she did. Jordan grew up receiving all the love in the world and after 30 years, he had the opportunity to "repay" Ingeborg’s kindness with a gift that saved her life.
Jordan's biological mom wanted her son to be given up for adoption to an African American family, or, alternatively, a biracial family. But Ingeborg McIntosh, a white woman, was very determined to pursue her application for adoption for the child. When Jordan turned 4, Ingeborg was finally able to formalize her adoption of Jordan and became the mother of the child she had taken care of when he was growing up. In the years that followed the adoption, the two lived happily in Phoenix, Arizona (USA), and Jordan never lacked for anything.
Almost thirty years after the lives of Jordan and Ingeborg crossed, bad news arrived: the woman had developed a polycystic kidney disease. In order to continue living, Ingeborg needed a kidney transplant and that's when her son Jordan intervened. Without saying anything, he underwent the test to see if his kidney would be compatible; when he discovered he could be a donor, the young man did not hesitate to do so. This was truly a real "gift" for Mother's Day.
Jordan was certain that he wanted to donate his kidney to his adoptive mom, but Ingeborg was reluctant accept it and could hardly believe he wanted to become her donor: "I kept telling him almost until the day of surgery that he could back down, but he said, 'No Mom, I want to do this for you,' "McIntosh said. Then he added: “'You welcomed me when I was little and now I want to do something for you.' I can't ask for a more wonderful child," the woman said proudly.
The surgery went well in 2014 and Jordan never regretted his decision: "Everything she has done for me since I was a child, I just wanted to give something back to her and show her how much I love and appreciate her," he said.
Donating an organ can save a life: Jordan hopes his story will set an example for other people who find themselves in similar situations.
