For Paul Olearnick, who waited four years for a new kidney, an extension of his life came from a complete stranger who recently joined his church.
Connecticut's WTNH-TV shared the story of Olearnick and his donor, Jake Jandreau:
Paul found a match at his church, Valley Shore Assembly of God in Old Saybrook. A new member heard his story and knew he could help.'It was his faith, believing that God was gonna bring somebody to help him. And it was the faith I had that God spoke to me that I was gonna help this man in this way,' said Jake Jandreau of Clinton.
Jake was a perfect match.
Talk about amazing generosity.
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To update this story the stranger "Jake" ended up not donating his kidney to save Paul Olearnick's life. During last stage testing it was found Jake was suffering from a medical condition that prevented him from being an organ donor.
ReplyDeleteThe good news is, Paul received a kidney from another "stranger" this past January 2010. The stranger was Jake's twin sister Mary Ann. Paul only met her days before the transplant took place.
Awesome story!
Thank you so much for the update -- it's great to hear how it ended.
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