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Photo courtesy JENNY WHALEY Casey Whaley, left, and mom Jenny embrace after seeing each other for the first time following their surgeries in November in Seattle.

Photo courtesy JENNY WHALEY Casey Whaley, left, and mom Jenny embrace after seeing each other for the first time following their surgeries in November in Seattle.

May 9, 2021

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THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: 'You're OK' mom; Timberlake High freshman Casey Whaley is back playing following a kidney transplant — thanks to her mom
May 9, 2021 1:30 a.m.

THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: 'You're OK' mom; Timberlake High freshman Casey Whaley is back playing following a kidney transplant — thanks to her mom

At first, they thought Casey Whaley was just suffering from the flu. The next time, they thought maybe it was heatstroke. But the then-13-year-old, two-sport athlete kept getting sick.