Little Miracles: A Father's Life-Saving Gift | Real Families

In this episode of "Little Miracles" Kaitlin's journey continues, and Derren receives a kidney transplant. No one knows her name. "Little Miracles" chronicles the ongoing stories of the ill children performed at the Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto.
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[@zephyrr914]

So sweet. He was concerned the sticker hurt his mum’s hand.

[@_Hidden_Reality]

As a child myself, No child should ever have to know anything but love and happiness. ❤️❤️❤️

[@shananalexander9789]

Children's Books Read Aloud Exactly. Every child deserves to be loved and feel safe always. I find it severely disturbing when I hear that a parent has abused their baby. These parents love their children very much. God Bless you and please stay safe during this scary time.

[@americanpitbullnailas6497]

​@@shananalexander9789

[@desereeballentineaustinbla6402]

Thats wonderful the father is doing this for his son. Such loving pairents I would do the same thing

[@sarahseifred6274]

Deseree Ballentine Austin Blaque He probably did that because he sympathized her pain because he knows pain

[@marybuschbacher1883]

My grandson a kidneys transplant three years ago. We have a transplant birthday arty each year. He also has grown taller too. I am so proud of him.

[@thomasvetor7420]

Lots of tears go out 2 the parents going thru this process with a young kid ....

[@thomasvetor7420]

Just seeing Derren personality , happy tears ...

[@kathymorris4553]

I gave a kidney to my dad. He was a good dad, not perfect, but always there for me. I wanted him to know that I’m thankful and lucky to have a dad that I did.♥️🌈

[@kabo0m]

I had my first kidney transplant in TORONTO's SICK KIDS's HOSPITAL as well but I was able to hold on a few years til I was 16. I was on dialysis for a short time that time around. Kept that transplanted kidney til I was 27. It was a perfect match. I hope this time around I get a perfect match as I hear they last 30 years now.

[@RaeBell01]

These kids must be all grown up by now i wonder how they did?

[@SparkleQu33n]

Here is an article I found on Kaitlyn. It’s from 2012 but it’s still 15ish years after the accident so it’s a pretty good update ❤️ www.ottawacitizen.com/health/brain+injured+student+succeeds+with+direct+approach/7317041/story.html

[@Tribute2Mike]

@@SparkleQu33n Just read the article, thanks so much. I cried alot watching her, so worried about her. Then I cried happy thankful tears after reading it.

[@myboyz9391]

@@SparkleQu33n Lord I thought it was from the 90s lol

[@jocelynhern8087]

@@myboyz9391 The show was filmed in 1999 but the follow up article that Lindsey linked is from 2012 :)

[@avamarrone2692]

omg darren is so cute!

[@elizabethmays7945]

Poor Kaitlin

[@lindagentile2380]

CONTINUED PRAYERS 🙏💖💙🤗

[@thomasvetor7420]

Animals n kids go thru so much in life ...

[@AthenaPlayz]

I just Realize Kaitlyn and her family live near where I live now

[@thomasvetor7420]

Kaitlyn is a great fighter ...

[@reginap7688]

Just very brave! 😢🥰🥰🥰

[@momo43momo66]

I was so happy to see pumpkin eat her ice cream and dance to her music, so awesome 🥰❤️❤️👍 and little one with the kidney transplant, he would definitely make all my ouches better!🥰❤️❤️❤️❤️👍

[@sashawhite7491]

Don't give up u are a brave 👪

[@kristinowens899]

Poor little guy.

[@kiwisweetheart71]

I hope Kaitlyn recovered

[@MusikGirl23]

Angelbabe there’s a video on KZbin of her as a teenager, she has apraxia of speech but did do pretty well.

[@lisaabroad1192]

@@MusikGirl23 Do you have a link for it? Thanks!

[@chriselhombrequecomo1610]

Toronto Ontario!!!

[@kabo0m]

Toronto Ontario!!!! I had MY first kidney transplant there and at that same exact hospital!!!

[@nicolechapman1267]

i’m just so baffled by how kaitlyn is in a coma but isn’t on a ventilator

[@elizabethmays7945]

This is like from the 90's

[@myboyz9391]

Lol just look at the wallpaper..and they have beepers!

[@danielledewitt1]

This episode is from 1999.

[@jesseylarkin4092]

Is little miracles still on tv

[@nicgulley2915]

Where's the rest of Darren and Wayne's part? I want to know how Darren is doing!

[@waynereneemills6322]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6CzqIuvr9KEe6s

[@tracygill9868]

Is there a link to the continuation of this one?

[@kionsplace3869]

It hasn't been uploaded yet :)

[@tracygill9868]

@@kionsplace3869 oh! I thought this was old. Haha

[@kalifinnigan1491]

@@tracygill9868 it is

[@waynereneemills6322]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6CzqIuvr9KEe6s

[@myboyz9391]

Darren's dad looks like Liam Neeson

[@shananalexander9789]

I would really like a follow up on how everyone is doing please.

[@safi3005]

www.ottawacitizen.com/health/brain+injured+student+succeeds+with+direct+approach/7317041/story.html is kaitlyn

[@waynemills7658]

@Allison Walker wow, I just got this sent to me. I am Darryn’s Dad. The transplant was January 7, 1999. Darryn is now 25 and still has my kidney. Today is April 8, 2021

[@busymoma474]

When was this from? It looks like the 90's, if early 2000's.....

[@neurodivergentnetizen4535]

It's from around 2002. I remember watching when I was 12. It's too bad the show ended.

[@busymoma474]

Thank you !!!

[@jessicas2379]

Neurodivergent Netizen yup I was OBSESSED with this show! Still working towards working at this hospital as a receptionist!

[@yasminawahied1407]

Yes I agree look at the young girl's father mostash

[@LaneyDelko]

Like 2000 or 2001 is when I first saw it (the show was on Discovery Health Channel in the late 90s and early 2000s. I just saw about Kaitlyn that someone posted on here. She was 18 as of that article, which was from 2012, and she was 4 when it happened. This episode was filmed in like 1999). I remember watching this show every weekday morning before I left to catch the bus for school.

[@kabo0m]

Oh man I hated Peritonitis. That is an infection that has to be cleared up before a kidney is put in. At least it looks like his is not as painful as mine was.

[@yourlocalcheeseplatter6436]

Poor mother, her husband and her son are both going into a risky surgery imagine how scary that would be

[@davidjohnston1561]

I used to have operations as a small child and painful medical procedures. Why wasn’t the mum allowed to be in the room when her son was put to sleep. In the uk the parents are allowed to be in the same room when thier son or daughter are put under general anaesthetic

[@hayleyhasan9436]

I agree parents with very young children should go to the anesetic room because it's scary for the poor kids and parents having operations and medical procedures.i have even seen adults be accompanied to the anesetic room before on other hospital shows.

[@georgedafter3326]

This was absolutely ages ago

[@nicolegarwood1827]

I know lol. Im 34 now was born in 11/ 16/ 85 . in 2002 i was 16, a sophomore in high school lol.

[@mikhael6519]

Dalam nama Tuhan Yesus kamu sembuh.

[@zephyrr914]

It’s mean to poke children. They can make it very numb or put them very sleepy first.

[@Animallover2011ful]

I'm the same way with needles. I have to be sedated fully no numbing works. As I have a phobia of needles to the point where I am a tad hostile as an adult. I've tried every method of getting over it. It's definitely not ideal to poke a kid or anyone with a fear of needles.

[@thomasvetor7420]

What gets me so mad some parents feed there kids so much candy , n think its cute ... Itz not funny ...

[@elizabethmays7945]

This was very old

[@thekysplace9898]

The name is not progress The name is progress

[@thekysplace9898]

The name is not mum the name is mom

[@katyagardiner4003]

Kasey Hamster welcome to the world where different people have different names for the same things

[@kalifinnigan1491]

Not everybody is American or Canadian or floran

[@LaneyDelko]

This was filmed in Toronto. I'm American, but I've seen some Canadian shows and movies, and they say "mum" instead of "mom" sometimes.

[@danielledewitt1]

This is england uk punk.