A 2-year-old boy who could not receive a life-saving kidney transplant from his father, because the father had violated his probation, has now been rushed to hospital with an abnominal infection.
Anthony Dickerson jnr, from Georgia, US, made headlines last month after it was reported he could not receive a kidnety from his father, the only compatible donor, as the man had violated his probation in September.
"Today has not been a good day for baby AJ or the family. But they remain hopeful, strong in spirit even as his body weakens," the family's attorney told WBIR.
A petition requesting that the hospital allow the father to donate his kidney to his son now has more than 57,000 signatures.
We feel that the hospital is only focused on dad's behavior & not focusing on The More Important Part... which is our son getting his father's kidney so he can begin to live a healthy life. Dad making a mistake shouldn't affect his ability to help his son," the boy's mum, Carmellia Burgess, wrote on the page.