Man Saves Baby Girl From Drug Addict, She Ends Up Rescuing Him 27 Years Later

Apr 09, 2019 by apost team

Drug abuse is not an uncommon topic in homes of neglect. It is a heart-breaking crisis that needs to be solved. Thankfully, Bill Houze and his wife managed to save one life.

27 years ago, Billy's niece became unexpectedly pregnant. The woman had been battling with drug addiction for a long time including while she was pregnant. She was in no condition to take care of a child.

Billy and Karen knew they had to intervene or else the child may be in danger. They decided to adopt the eight-month-old baby as their own daughter. She was raised in a loving family with five other siblings.

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27 years later, Billy fell ill. The pastor underwent gall bladder surgery. Unfortunately, his kidneys started shutting down and he went into dialysis.

Doctors informed his family he would need a kidney transplant if he wanted to live for more than five years. The news got even worse when he was told it would take seven years or longer to get a kidney on the donor list.

None of his biological children could donate a kidney to him because they were not a match. DeLauren, the baby girl they adopted, assumed she wouldn't be a match either.

Regardless, she still tested to see if she was. To everyone's surprise, she turned out to be a match. She could save her father's life.

She told him that he thought he was saving her life 27 years ago. It turned out she would save his later on too. Currently, DeLauren and Billy are scheduling the surgery. DeLauren is incredibly happy to be able to save her father's life. There's nothing she wouldn't do for him.

"She told me, 'Daddy, you thought you were saving my life pulling me from foster care but in actuality, you were saving my life so I could save yours later,'" Houze, 64, told Good Morning America. "I am extremely proud of her."

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