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A girl of 12 has received a kidney from her mother – seven years after her dad gave her an ­identical gift.

Azia Hassan was only four years old when she had her first lifesaving transplant, but the organ started to fail four years later due to a viral infection.

By October, it became clear Azia needed a new one urgently and only weekly dialysis would keep her alive.

Mum Uzma Asghar, 32, did not ­hesitate to step forward.

She said: “If I can survive with one kidney and Azia desperately needs the other to live as normal a life as possible, why wouldn’t I choose to donate?

“I had been tested before when she had her first operation, so I knew I was a match. My ex-husband was found to be a better match so he donated his. She will be on medication for life – but that’s OK. Fingers crossed, she can finally start living like a normal 12-year-old girl.”

Azia is now one of only a handful of children to have received a kidney from both parents, the Birmingham Mail reports.

She had her first op after being diagnosed with congenital nephrotic syndrome, a condition where the kidney cannot filter waste properly.

Her second transplant was performed at Birmingham Children’s Hospital while Uzma went under the knife at nearby Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

Both recovered well and were back home in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, in time for Christmas.

Describing the day of the surgery, Uzma said: “It was the hardest day of my life. For all her other operations I have always been by her side. I was in another hospital – I couldn’t be there to hold her hand and see her wake up.

“The next day I was an emotional wreck. When I heard the surgery had gone well, it was a huge relief.”