Mary Brantley Nalley was born in Huntsville, AL and attended Auburn University. Soon after she graduated, she fell in love with her now husband of 13 years, Lee Nalley. They have 3 kids, Collyar (9), Emaline (7), and Leo (4). She feels incredibly fortunate to be able to devote most of her time to these 4 incredible humans and does not currently work outside of the home. They live in Atlanta, GA and up until 2021, assumed their kids had excellent health and were thriving in their earthly bodies. That all changed very quickly when Collyar went into acute liver failure at age 7 due to an unknown rare genetic disease called Wilson’s Disease and received a life saving liver transplant. She no longer has Wilson’s Disease, but deals with the impacts that come with organ transplantation. Their middle daughter, Emaline, also has Wilson’s Disease, and is currently being treated with daily medication. In their free time as a family, they love to hike, mountain bike, play golf and tennis, and travel.
1. What is something you’ve learned about organ transplants and rare diseases that you didn’t realize before?
2. How has this journey affected your kids and their faith?
3. What got you through some of the hardest days?
4. What do you want people to know about how this has impacted your faith?
5. What is something people can do today to help families like yours?
Register to be an organ donor here.
Amanda’s favorite thing- check out Becket Cook’s story here.
Mary Brantley Nalley & Cathy Maner’s previous podcast from December 2015 here.
