Mother saves cancer-stricken daughter’s life with new kidney

An adorable little girl's mom gave her a very special present this year — a part of herself, literally.

Little Madison Rivera, 3, received a lifesaving kidney from her mother, Ashley, after being diagnosed with a rare cancer — and now, the child will finally be able to stay home after unwrapping her Christmas gifts instead of rushing off to the hospital for near-daily dialysis.

"This is the first Christmas we can relax," Ashley Peralta told The Post. "She's really happy to put cookies and milk on the table for Santa.

"Before, we could have Christmas, but then we had to go to the hospital for a test or for dialysis," Peralta said.

The Harlem mom said she first noticed that something might be wrong with Madison, then 16 months old, in January 2013, when she spotted a "huge bump" on her right side.

Peralta brought her to hre pediatrician, who recommended a sonogram and blood work.

"It was heartbreaking," the 25-year-old mom said when she found out her baby girl had cancer.

Madison was diagnosed with a rare Wilms tumor growing on her kidney, and it required aggressive chemotherapy.

Madison and Ashley in the hospital.Photo: Ashley Peralta

She went for weekly chemo sessions at the Kravis Children's Hospital at Mount Sinai for 12 weeks.

"I had my second daughter the day after Madison had her first round of chemo," Peralta recalled of the difficult time in the family's life.

But to fully rid Madison of the cancer, the doctors said she needed to have two surgeries — one in May 2013, to remove her right kidney and half her left, as well as a second procedure, in October 2013, to remove the rest of her left kidney.

She then started dialysis three times a week for more than a year.

This past Oct. 7, Madison finally got to stop her 12-hour dialysis drips thanks to her mom, who donated her left kidney to save her daughter's life.

"I just knew I was going to do it," Peralta said.

Dr. Jeffrey Saland, the head of pediatric nephrology at Kravis, called Madison "a real magnet. She brings people to her, and everyone wants to help her."

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