Instead, Cuthbertson found a very compelling reason to donate her kidney: Joan. Sixty-five-year-old Joan Grealis has kidney disease. Joan Grealis, left, and Anna Cuthbertson were strangers until Grealis' need for a kidney brought them together. That took just two weeks, and ultimately nine people received kidney transplants thanks to Cuthbertson's willingness to enter the program to help Grealis. Linked for lifeThe kidney Grealis received the week of November 16 came from an anonymous man in Southern California, but she considers Cuthbertson her donor.

Source: CNN December 22, 2017 13:24 UTC