Layla Machtoub and Janet Machtoub

kidney transplant: Although Janet Machtoub received a kidney transplant from a stranger in 2002, her body eventually rejected the stranger organ, leaving her feeling ill and forcing her to endure dialysis for the past nine years, according to CTV. Testing in Lebanon suggested her sister Layla is a match. Layla Machtoub and her four children applications for refugee status were fast-tracked in the fall after a local charity informed federal officials that her kidney is a match for her sick sister Janet Machtoub, who has had a failing kidney for 15 years. I'm so happy that she here and with her kids, Janet Machtoub said Thursday after greeting the family at the Edmonton airport. Layla Machtoub left Syria in 2013 out of fear her sons would be drafted into the Syrian army. Finally, I have somebody from my family. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.