Good News: Two families share a happy holiday after a kind cop's kidney donation
Detective Michael Lollo of the NYPD has spent much of his life responding to emergencies. But he never expected his heroics would include donating a kidney. However, after noticing a billboard ad about organ donation in Times Square and reading a newspaper article on the subject, his interest was piqued.
Eventually, after two attempts to donate a kidney fell through, he was linked with Ruth Tisak, the 59-year-old wife of a Marine veteran.
Though the recipient and donor initially remain anonymous in transplants, the strangers bonded through letters. But with the surgeries a success, they were finally able to meet. And later, their friendship became a family affair when Michael and his family met Ruth and her relatives to share Thanksgiving dinner.
Watch the video to see two families united by a life-saving kidney transplant.
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Kidney recipient plays holiday host to the kind cop who saved her life
