Viral TikTok helps Texas man find life-saving kidney donor
DALLAS - A viral TikTok post did more than rack up views, it helped save a life. After seeing a Cedar Hill man's plea for a kidney, a Houston woman answered the call. Viral TikTok plea leads to life-saving kidney donor What we know: Ishmael Thorns of Cedar Hill was facing kidney failure when he turned to TikTok in a last-ditch effort to find a donor.
- ▪DALLAS - A viral TikTok post did more than rack up views, it helped save a life.
- ▪After seeing a Cedar Hill man's plea for a kidney, a Houston woman answered the call.
- ▪Viral TikTok plea leads to life-saving kidney donor What we know: Ishmael Thorns of Cedar Hill was facing kidney failure when he turned to TikTok in a last-ditch effort to find a donor.
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Viral TikTok helps Texas man find life-saving kidney donor By Eden Checkol FOX 4 Texas Published July 24, 2026 6:07 PM CDT Share Copy Link Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Published July 24, 2026 6:07 PM CDT TikTok helps Texas man find life-saving kidney donor A Cedar Hill father in kidney failure received a life-saving transplant at Methodist Dallas Medical Center after a Houston woman saw his viral TikTok plea and stepped forward to become his living donor. The Brief A Cedar Hill father in kidney failure successfully received a kidney transplant after posting a viral plea on TikTok.Houston pharmacist Brandy Laman answered the video request to pay forward a bone marrow donation her husband previously received.The successful transplant was performed on July 7 at Methodist Dallas…
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