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In a powerful act of familial love, Amanda McCowen donated a kidney to Angela Maples, the current wife of McCowen's ex-husband, Joshua Maples.

Angela Maples was facing complete kidney failure due to a genetic autoimmune disease and required immediate life-saving surgery.

The life-saving donation cemented a bond of genuine friendship and forgiveness between the two women, who were previously strained co-parents.

They are co-parents, and now, much more.

Angela Maples just received a new kidney and is looking forward to a new lease on life. Amanda McCowen was her ‘unlikely’ saving grace and kidney donor.

"I ended up getting a call from the care coordinator. She said,'You’re not just a match. You are a perfect match,'" said McCowen.

An unlikely match

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