Brett Hudson

GASTONIA - On the wings of love Brett was born as an identical twin with his brother, Cameron, April 30, 1984.

At 26 years old, on May 3rd, Brett suffered a cardiac arrest at Presbyterian Hospital resulting in severe brain damage. While Brett had just successfully survived a bone marrow transplant at Duke Medical Center which was his third, he survived 5 more months in a minimally conscious state. With great regret and enormous rejoicing, we released Brett from the bonds of this earth, October 11, 2010.

Brett was the youngest twin in the nation to receive a bone marrow transplant in 1986 from his twin brother and the first twin ever to survive 3 trans-plants. He was also the first twin to survive them at different stages in his life: as a baby, then 13 years later as a teenager and now, 13 years later as a young man. Brett's medical miracles are documented at Duke Medical Center and have already made history as an amazing life that carried a su-premely strong spirit. As Brett's doctor said, "Brett controlled what his body endured" and that "we would see the results of Brett's life in future medical journals." During Brett's isolation following the third transplant, he wrote his autobiography, "The Unconquered Twin" which is yet to be published. Brett's journey here was an unendurable, wordless agony for us all, but Brett breezed through with the Holy Spirit's power never complaining or giving up. He had a gentle, sweet spirit with loving laughter that touched everyone. He was truly a pure spirit sent to show us the way to live.

Those who really know him recognized the spiritual powerhouse he brought to this earth for such a time as this. Brett walked with God and told us " Jesus had nothing else but God and you have nothing else but God." Brett graduated 1 year early from high school going onto Old Dominion University and graduated from UNC-Charlotte with a BA in Political Science. He worked for Wells-Fargo in Charlotte, NC as a Mortgage Adjuster. Brett was a member of the US Chess Federation in Washington, DC becoming the #2 player in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Brett is survived by his identical twin brother, Cameron, parents Byron & Maria Hudson, brother, Buddy Thomas, sister, Carol Seagraves, grand-mothers, Fayrine Vause and Dorothy Hudson, nieces and nephews Laura and Quinn Thomas, Lindsey, Paxton and Brandon Seagraves.

A Celebration of Brett's Life will be held 1 p.m. Thursday, October 14, at Central Church of God, 5301 Sardis Road in Charlotte, following a private bur-ial between twin trees at Calvary Church's Magnolia Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, donations for the publishing of Brett's book will be received at www.caringbridge.org/visit/bretthudson where details of Brett's journey can be read online.

TH Robertson Funeral Service Lic. is serving the family.