Susannah McKenzie-Sutter has lost one of her kidneys but says she feels more whole than ever.

The 29-year-old Saint John woman became an organ donor last month for her cousin in Ontario, who needed a kidney transplant.

McKenzie Smith, 40, of Kitchener was in end-stage kidney failure from a genetic form of chronic kidney disease.

Her kidney function had dropped to about four per cent, and doctors predicted she would be in full kidney failure within months.

"It doesn't really feel like a loss to me," McKenzie-Sutter said of her donated kidney. "It feels more like a gain because I was able to really help my cousin's life." WATCH | Donation called 'fulfilling thing to do. … It definitely changes you.'

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