After her first transplant failed, a Saanich mom with kidney failure gets a second chance at life

Even simple tasks like making a cup of tea feel a little sweeter these days thanks to a life-saving surgery that has given Drielle Tousignant a second chance at life.

“It’s a happy feeling,” said an emotional Tousignant.

But the past year has been an emotional rollercoaster for the 32-year-old mom of 11-year-old Logan.