Thanks to a life-saving act of kindness through organ transplant, two dads who were once strangers are now great friends. Chris Perez, 40, and Steve Sanders, 46, have developed an unbreakable bond after the former donated his kidney to Steve, who has a rare genetic condition known as uromodulin kidney disease (UKD). Steve learned his …
Kidney transplant
As with most identical twins, Dalton and James Ingley share a bond that only brothers like them could have. Their growing up years were filled with lots of fun and silly memories, such as swapping places to trick their teachers. Although they always had a close relationship, their connection reached a whole new level when …
Who would have thought that a single conversation between strangers could save a man with polycystic kidney disease? Until now, Nicole McNeil, a cheerful Starbucks barista can’t believe how she ended up saving the life of Vince Villano, a regular customer in the café where she works. McNeil often served Villano a cup of coffee …
After their father passed away in need of a kidney transplant, two sisters decided to undergo kidney removal to donate to strangers, so that two families wouldn’t have to go through what theirs did. Illinois-based Hannah, 24, and Bethany Goralski, 25, only wanted two things – to help strangers in need of an organ donor …
This story about a father and his adopted daughter demonstrates that fate has its way of bringing wonderful surprises into our lives. North Carolina resident Billy Houze, 64, is a father of five and an esteemed pastor at First Baptist Church of Lawndale. Everything in his life was going smoothly until 2016 when his health …
They said that once you find true love in this crazy world, you have to hold on to it and never let go. Lilit Marcus, an observant bystander, saw a glimpse of true love in the identity of a strange man in Target. The kind of true love that is willing to go beyond greater …