Kelly Sowatsky; a Penguins fan was not aware that coming to their game would save her life.
Kelly Sowatsky was in dire need for a kidney transplant as she was on a long list. She went to the Penguins game on 31st March and also brought along an advertising sign that also included her contact number.
Penguins website also sheds light that 31 years old Kelly Sowatsky also did the same thing on the Hersey Devils game that was held on 29th March.
Fortunately for her, the Pittsburgh Penguins team director Andi Perelman noticed her sign and placed it up on their official Twitter account after getting her permission.
The sign got much attention and soon it was caught in the eye of another Penguins fan named Jeff Lynd; a 35 years old man living in Delaware.
He agreed to donate his kidney and was also a match for Kelly Sowatsky and the transplant finally took place on November 6th, 2018 at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Both donor and receiver are fine. The kidney which dropped to 9 percent in working capacity during operation is also now working at 99 percent.
Kelly Sowatsky has also named her new kidney organ as “Sidney the Kidney” which she named after the Penguins captain; Sidney Crosby.
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