Georgia Anderson was diagnosed with lupus in 1996, which caused kidney failure.

Her husband stepped forward the first time, and her eldest son, Jamal, the donated the second time.

According to the Lupus Foundation of America, lupus is an autoimmune disease which causes the body's immune system to attack healthy tissue.

It is estimated to affect 1.5 million Americans.

"I went to my boys, they're both in their 30s, and I said, 'Mommy has something to tell you...and it's not something you have to do, you know? I'm just letting you know that my kidney is failing and I'm going to need another kidney," said Anderson, recalling how she told her two sons.

Without any hesitation, her eldest son Jamal Pedro, agreed to transplant surgery last August.

"It wasn't a big decision at all. I jumped at the moment. It was my mom."

Pedro is a poet now based in New York City, chronicling his work on social media.

Within the first week of recovery from the transplant surgery, he began writing a poem dedicated to his mom.

"Actually there's piece of my poem that says, 'The pain and changes that I've put my body through could never compare to the pain and changes I've put your body through," Jamal said.

The poem details his relationship with his mother, and the selfless sacrifices she made.

Officials with Westchester Medical Center say there's a great need for living organ donors.

"There are at least 100,000 thousand patients waiting on the transplant list. We don't have enough donors, so every transplant that we're able to do, is something for us to celebrate," said Dr. Meelie DebRoy, the section chief of Kidney Transplants, with Westchester Medical Center.

Georgia says she is happy things are getting back to normal now thanks to her son.

For anyone looking to become a living donor, contact 914-493-1990 extension 4628 for more information.