Detroit teacher gives student, A'Ja Booth, a kidney
MAY 21, 2015
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How AWESOME Is This? Detroit Teacher Saves Student’s Life With
Kidney Donation [VIDEO]

Article By EEW New Staff/Photo Credit: Detroit Free Press

You can be used by God to make a difference.

A Detroit physical education and health teacher was when she gave her student a new lease on life by
donating a kidney.

According to Detroit News, the school literally rolled out the red carpet for the ladies, who walked into the
gymnasium arm-in-arm, smiling.

Booth, a West Side Academy senior, was flanked by 10 classmates and a counselor as 11th and 12th peers
sat in bleachers and cheered.

"This is what we do as teachers," said Muhammad, 39, a wife and mother of one son. "I did not do it for
the accolades. I saw a human being in need and if it were my child, I'd want someone to step forward and
help him."

When it was Booth’s turn to have words Tuesday, she got emotional, covered her eyes and cried.

"I am really thankful and blessed," she said. "I can't thank her any more than I already have. I look at
her as my second mother. She's a wonderful woman."

Though the selfless act of kindness is grabbing headlines across the nation, Andrea Ayler, principal of
West Side Academy, said Muhammad didn’t want to publicize her kidney donation.

"Mrs. Muhammad did not want a lot of publicity, but I told her we have to tell this story," Ayler said.
"People just don't do this. I myself would be hesitant.”

Muhammad learned of Booth’s serious medical condition after reading her book called, “My Dialysis
Journey.”

It explained her life as a kidney patient: undergoing dialysis four times weekly and desperately needing a
transplant.

Booth wrote in the book, "I'm tired of living day to day like everything's alright. Being in a chair and
hooked up to a machine is not a choice. I have to do it."

Not anymore, she doesn't.

Muhammad and Booth were a perfect match.

"It was a blessing. God was in my corner," said Booth, who is set to graduate June 8, pending completion
of online courses.

She is looking forward to one day becoming a nurse.
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