BOISE, Idaho >> This is a story about transplants, two very different kinds.

Just a few months ago, Jeremy Ioane was very sick. The Boise State football player from Hawaii had a rare kidney disorder called IgA nephropathy. It weakened his body’s ability to flush out its system. If he didn’t get a new kidney soon he could die.

Fortunately he got the help he needed from his twin sister, Jasmine. On May 5, 2015 in Salt Lake City, they both underwent surgery — Jasmine to have one of her kidneys removed, Jeremy to have it put into him.

Before the transplant, Jeremy was weak and needed dialysis several times a week. There were some days when he could barely talk, barely move. Playing football was out of the question. He didn’t have energy to play with his 3-year old son, Raydor.

He had lost around 50 pounds from his playing weight of 200 when he was an All-Mountain West safety.

Now, he says, "I’m good." He’s back up to around 180 pounds and works out daily. He is helping coach defensive backs at Punahou.

"I enjoy just being able to interact with the players and pass the knowledge I got through to them," Jeremy said.

Jasmine said she feels like she never underwent surgery. "I feel completely 100 percent back to normal," she said.

So far, so good on the health front.

The illness that attacked Jeremy’s body also led to a totally different type of transplant.

In November of 2012, when it was discovered their son’s health was fading, Matt and Doris left their jobs in Hawaii and their house in Makiki to move to Boise. Today, seven family members live in Boise — pretty much everyone except Jeremy, for now.

"I’m thinking about going back there, too," he said Wednesday, in a phone call from Oahu.

At first, Jeremy’s parents were here because of his illness. But now, with him doing much better, it’s because they want to be in The City of Trees.

"It took a long time to call Boise home," Doris said. "After being here a while and traveling back and forth you realize how expensive Hawaii is. I don’t know how we did it all that time. Our money goes farther here. We’ll probably be here for a while.

"Now I like it, totally love it," she added. "It’s not what I expected. The people are awesome here. I enjoy the four seasons. I don’t like driving in the snow, but other than that …"

Jasmine is a recent graduate of Weber State, where she played softball. She works as a receptionist at the Boise Family Medical Health Center.

On Saturday, when Hawaii plays Boise State here, she will be on the field at Broncos Stadium. So will Jeremy, as an honorary captain for BSU. That is, assuming he gets here in time; he was on standby for a flight on Friday.

Doris said about 25 family members and friends will be at Saturday’s game.

She said she feels lucky that her children are recovering so well.

"I am (surprised), actually. Sometimes I pray and cross my fingers and look up and am afraid I will see that something has gone wrong," she said. "But this has been smooth sailing."

Reach Dave Reardon at dreardon@staradvertiser.com or 529-4783. His blog is at Hawaiiwarriorworld.com/quick-reads.