House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels and his wife, Teneshia Daniels, after a successful kidney transplant. Contributed
Six months ago, I woke up in a hospital room at UAB with a new kidney and a second chance at life.
The first days were hard. I was in pain and emotionally exhausted. I worried about my wife (and kidney donor), Teneshia, who was recovering down the hall. I felt uncertain about the future. Healing from an organ transplant is a complex and sensitive process, with medication, therapy, diet, and exercise. Would my life ever be the same?…