ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - An Albany Police Department (APD) officer who once faced an uncertain future while battling Stage 5 kidney disease is now recovering after receiving a life-saving kidney transplant.

Officer Quas’Jon Flowers, known as “Q,” underwent surgery at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital on Oct. 29, nearly a year after his family first shared his story and asked the community for help finding a donor.

Flowers’ story reached thousands of people across South Georgia and beyond. Among those who stepped forward was family friend Mary Alice Faircloth, who went through the screening process and was ultimately identified as a compatible donor.

Flowers also had another individual volunteer to donate a kidney through a voucher program after learning they were not a compatible match.

Both Flowers and Faircloth recovered well from surgery. According to his wife, Binkey, Flowers was already walking the day of his transplant, and his new kidney began functioning almost immediately.

His kidney function has improved significantly since surgery. His creatinine level dropped from approximately 11 before the transplant to about 1.5 at his most recent checkup.

Flowers is now taking three months away from work to focus on recovery and protect his new kidney.

He says the experience has given him a new perspective on the compassion of others and left him grateful for the overwhelming support from the community, the Albany Police Department and healthcare workers.

Flowers and his family hope sharing his story will encourage others to consider living kidney donation. His younger cousin is also searching for a kidney donor as kidney disease continues to affect multiple generations of his family.

“Whether you donated, got tested, shared my story, or simply kept me in your prayers, you played a part in giving me a second chance at life,” Flowers said.

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