Determined teenager Maddie Collins is home after successfully undergoing a potentially life-saving kidney transplant.
She flew back on Monday afternoon after spending two weeks at Starship Children's Health and four weeks recovering at Ronald McDonald House in Auckland.
Maddie's mother Sarah Manson-Collins said while she and Maddie were excited tobe home, they were both very tired.
Maddie Collins is all smiles to be back home playing with Coco. Photo / Martin Hunter
"She needs plenty of rest to get her body strong again and then onwards and upwards," Mrs Manson-Collins said from their West Melton home.
However, Maddie will be doing her schoolwork from home.
She will also be kept busy with regular hospital appointments and a biopsy at Starship Children's Health in five weeks.
Maddie Collins is doing really well after a potentially life-saving kidney transplant.
Maddie and her family were told on January 16 their five-year wait for a kidney match had been found.
They flew from Christchurch to Auckland early the following day and Maddie underwent an initial operation and then a second operation to reposition the kidney hours later at Starship Children's Health.
Mrs Manson-Collins said Maddie has had an "amazing recovery" in spite of the first 48 hours not going to plan.
