Monica

Photo: clipart.com

Feel Good Story: Woman Donates Kidney to Stranger She Met at a Bar

You may call it a coincidence or a chance meeting, we call it a Divine Appointment.

Kristin Day was recently hanging out at a bar in northern Minnesota when she struck up a casual conversation with another patron at the establishment.

The man Kristin was talking to, shared that he was on dialysis because his kidneys are severely damaged.  Now, people on dialysis are not suppose to have any alcohol, and it’s not clear if he was actually drinking or not. (We will give him the benefit of the doubt, though, because people DO go to bars without drinking.)

After knowing the man for only 2 hours, Kristin felt compelled to offer him one of her kidneys.

She went through the testing process, and though the guy tried to talk her out of it a couple times, but Kristin was determined.  She felt like this was possibly the whole reason they met.

Turns out, Kristin was a match, and able to donate her kidney to the stranger she met at the  bar.  The surgery happened about 6 months later, with Kristen spending about 4 days in the hospital.

Both Kristin and her kidney recipient are doing well, and she says she’s definitely happy she went through with it.

(Grand Forks Herald)

Recent Headlines

5 days ago in Sports, Trending

Tom Brady says he’s weighed coming out of retirement, but the NFL doesn’t like the idea

Tom Brady revealed in an interview released on Thursday that he considered coming out of retirement, but the National Football League wasn't particularly receptive to the idea.

5 days ago in National, Trending

Savannah Guthrie to return to ‘Today’ on April 6 after mother’s disappearance

After a two-month absence sparked by her 84-year-old mother's apparent abduction, Savannah Guthrie will return to NBC's "Today" show next month, saying in an interview that aired Friday "joy will be my protest."

6 days ago in Entertainment, Music

Fetty Wap has a lot to say on ‘Zavier.’ It’s his first album since being released from prison

Fetty Wap is beaming so big, it is almost as if his smile enters the room before he does. And these days, the Paterson, New Jersey-born melodic rapper and singer has a lot to be happy about.

7 days ago in Entertainment

‘Stand by Me’ stars reflect on the movie, Rob Reiner and its return to theaters 40 years later

Jerry O'Connell, Corey Feldman and Wil Wheaton were already thinking about "Stand by Me" when Rob Reiner died in December. Just a week prior, the trio spent a weekend together attending some screenings of Reiner's beloved coming-of-age film, which was about to turn 40.

7 days ago in Sports, Trending

March Madness: Here’s one thing you need to know about each of the 16 teams remaining in men’s field

Florida isn't around to defend its title anymore, but all the other top seeds in this year's NCAA Tournament are still around. And many of them are winning convincingly.