After years of waiting, Nathalie De received a phone call that she never expected to hear.

The Santa Clarita mother of four’s potential kidney donor was calling to confirm that she had passed all medical tests and was a positive match.

“I’m more at ease knowing that very soon, God willing, everything will be behind,” said De.

Sixteen years after being diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease, De is scheduled to receive a kidney transplant, escaping the extensive process of hemodialysis, a three-hour treatment she undergoes three times each week.

“I will be able to raise my sons and provide for my family by working, and also travel,” De said.

De, a widowed mother of four, met her match after KHTS Radio shared her story earlier this year, making this the third kidney match the radio station has facilitated.

Terri Miller, a local Santa Clarita resident, had never met De before, but when she saw a post on the KHTS Facebook page, she decided to meet up with De at the KHTS radio station in Old Town Newhall.

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“When I first heard that someone wanted to give me a kidney, I was immediately drawn to meeting her,” De said. “It’s just something so major, and I just want to thank her for even going through the process.”

Miller told KHTS she was inspired to help another human being, regardless of if she had ever met the person before.

“I just felt very drawn to help her,” Miller said. “It was really on my heart to help her, and I called the radio station the next day. I found out she needed the help, so I started the process.”

Polycystic kidney disease is an inherited disorder in which clusters of cysts develop primarily within the kidneys, causing them to enlarge and lose function over time, according to Mayo Clinic.

In the United States, about 600,000 people have PKD, which is the fourth leading cause of kidney failure, according to the National Kidney Foundation.

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There are currently 121,678 people waiting for lifesaving transplants in the United States. In 2016, 100,791 people were waiting for kidney transplants, according to the National Kidney Foundation.

Fortunately for De, there is now official confirmation that Miller can donate her kidney, and a surgery date has been scheduled for Aug. 1.

“After the surgery I want to find a way to make a difference, the way people have done for me,” De said.

In 2002, just after graduating from college and eager to realize her dreams of helping orphans in Ivory Coast, West Africa, she learned that her father had polycystic kidney disease.

De decided to donate one of her kidneys, only to find that she herself had inherited the disease.

“I went from feeling disappointed that I couldn’t help my father, to scared that my life was over, to fortunate to have found that out at an early stage, to scared again,” De said.

In 2014, 4,761 patients died while waiting for a kidney transplant – 13 people every day.

Every 14 minutes, someone is added to the kidney transplant list, according to the National Kidney Foundation.

De’s father never lost hope and always shared words of encouragement with his daughter, but he succumbed to the disease while waiting for a transplant.

During these 16 years, De married, became the mother of four boys and lost her husband to cancer, all while managing her health.

“There have been many twists and turns,” De said. “Looking at my sons playing or quarrelling has made the journey bearable.”

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