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After 2 Failed Attempts Third Daughter Surprises Dad She's His Kidney Donor

A dad who lost hope in his health after failed attempts to find a new kidney cried when his daughter surprised him with a cake to break the news that she would be his donor. Abel Linares, 58, from Orange County, California, had been suffering with health issues for a number of years impacting his kidneys and seeing his numbers go down. Abel's older daughters, Christina, 37, and Stephanie, 30, offered to be his donors – which Abel was initially hesitant about before the pair comforted him by saying they were older and making their own decisions. But after going through a months-long testing process, the siblings were given the bad news that neither of them was a match. The news devastated the family and Abel, who was faced with the prospect of waiting years to find a new kidney while his health continued to decline. Secretly, though, Abel's younger daughter, Katherine Linares, 24, who goes by Kat, had made the private decision that she wanted to step up. She had been going through the donation process in secret: a task made trickier by the fact she was living with Abel and had to head to tests and appointments without her father knowing. After a month or so of waiting for the results, Kat was given the good news she could be her father's donor, and so she told her boyfriend, best friends and family members that she wanted to surprise Abel with the news.
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Location: Orange County, California, USA
  • Date Acquired: 08-27-2025
  • Date Filmed: 08-11-2025
  • Orientation: Vertical
  • Footage Type: Cell Phone
  • Rights :  TV & Digital, Commercial, Publishing
Tags:  kidney , donor , match , daughter , father , surprise , cake , health , California

After 2 Failed Attempts Third Daughter Surprises Dad She's His Kidney Donor

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