PUEBLO, Colo. (KKTV) - Izzabella “Izzy” Martin is a 19-year-old girl who’s overcome a lot.
And now the clock is ticking for Izzy to find a donor for her life-saving kidney transplant.
Four years ago when Izzy was 15 years old she was diagnosed with a rare disease which she says is basically her kidneys dissolving and she would need at least one new kidney.
Recently, Izzy got great news about her transplant, but then something went horribly wrong.
“A week before my surgery, so on August 5, they had us go in and do like a final evaluation and they ended up actually switching my dad’s surgeon and my surgeon,” Izzy tells 11 News.
Izzy continues saying, “And so my dad ended up with mine and I ended up with his because of their conflicting schedules.
“And so that was the first time that my