Alieja Ardoin celebrated his 13th birthday on Wednesday — one year after undergoing a kidney transplant. The Iowa Middle School student said he has been gaining his strength back post-surgery and is looking forward to going back to school next month after being home-schooled the past year. Ardoin was born on July 8, 2013, with chronic renal (kidney) disease and Prune Belly Syndrome. Ardoin stayed in the NICU for
three months after birth due to t…