The Brief A Cedar Hill father in kidney failure successfully received a kidney transplant after posting a viral plea on TikTok. A viral TikTok post did more than rack up views, it helped save a life. After seeing a Cedar Hill man's plea for a kidney, a Houston woman answered the call. Viral TikTok plea leads to life-saving kidney donorWhat we know:Ishmael Thorns of Cedar Hill was facing kidney failure when he turned to TikTok in a last-ditch effort to find a donor. Kidney transplant surgeryDig deeper:On July 7, Dr. Christie Gooden at Methodist Dallas Medical Center successfully performed the kidney transplant.