Born with non-working kidneys, this two-year-old needed a transplant


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Jessica with Hank at a park in the town of Manchester, Maryland, the month before Jessica donated her kidney to Hank. — Photos: TNS

The odds seem to have been stacked against two-year-old Hank Shockney since the day he was born.

Medical experts said the Westminster, Maryland, United States, boy, born with kidney disease, may not survive more than a few days.

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