Shafer Bray Daves, son of Kevin & Jada Daves, was born October 15, 2009 with an extremely rare medical condition of which there have been only 200 diagnosed cases in the world. The syndrome is caused by a genetic mutation that includes chronic kidney disease leading to failure by age 3, kidney cancer (known as Wilms\u2019 Tumor) in many cases, and\u00a0other difficulties. Shafer’s kidney function declined rapidly due to End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) in October 2010 resulting in a\u00a0double nephrectomy (full kidney removal surgery). To bridge to transplant, Shafer was on\u00a0peritoneal dialysis eleven hours a day\u00a0to sustain\u00a0his life, and\u00a0received his nutrition primarily through a feeding tube.\u00a0Shafer’s medical team approved his mother to\u00a0be the living donor for her son, as she was a 6 antigen perfect match. At 20-months old, Shafer was successfully transplanted on June 22, 2011 at the Rascal Flatts Surgery Center at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital in Nashville, TN.<\/p>\n