Brittany Patzer on her journey through kidney failure
MEDICINE HAT, AB – At just 16-years-old, Brittany Patzer was a happy, healthy teen like any other in Medicine Hat.
She then went for her first physical and that is when her doctor told her something was wrong.
“I found out I had kidney failure,” explained Patzer. “They noticed my levels were off and my kidneys were functioning at twelve per cent. A few months later, I started dialysis in grade twelve.”
Shortly after graduation, Brittany received the gift of life from a deceased donor who was only 18-months-old.