{"id":422045,"date":"2022-03-26T22:38:46","date_gmt":"2022-03-26T19:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/single-dad-gets-new-kidney-and-fast-friendship-from-complete-stranger\/"},"modified":"2022-03-26T22:38:46","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T19:38:46","slug":"single-dad-gets-new-kidney-and-fast-friendship-from-complete-stranger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/single-dad-gets-new-kidney-and-fast-friendship-from-complete-stranger\/","title":{"rendered":"#Single dad gets new kidney \u2013 and fast friendship \u2013 from complete stranger"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23a5e45f32e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23a5e45f32e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/single-dad-gets-new-kidney-and-fast-friendship-from-complete-stranger\/#%E2%80%9CSingle_dad_gets_new_kidney_%E2%80%93_and_fast_friendship_%E2%80%93_from_complete_stranger%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Single dad gets new kidney \u2013 and fast friendship \u2013 from complete stranger&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CSingle_dad_gets_new_kidney_%E2%80%93_and_fast_friendship_%E2%80%93_from_complete_stranger%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Single dad gets new kidney \u2013 and fast friendship \u2013 from complete stranger&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A single father in North Carolina with a rare kidney disease found a fast and powerful friendship with his donor \u2014 a complete stranger.<\/p>\n<p>Steve Sanders, 46, has long suffered from an uncommon genetic condition called uromodulin kidney disease (UKD), that would eventually require daily dialysis treatments.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The father of two desperately searched for a kidney through a website he created and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> platforms. After a year and a half of searching for a donor, Sanders found a perfect match in Chris Perez, 40, who responded to the posts, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/lifestyle\/single-dad-kidney-donation-stranger-social-media\">according to a Fox News report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did not want to go on dialysis \u2026 as an active father of two young kids,\u201d Sanders told Fox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> Digital. \u201cIf you go on dialysis, it\u2019s really taxing on your body.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Perez, the director of volunteer services at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center, said he had found out about Sanders\u2019 plight from his wife, who had read about Sanders\u2019 story.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t help but really think deeply about if it was me in that situation,\u201d Perez said. \u201cI\u2019d really want someone to do it for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After Perez was <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roved for the transplant, Sanders said he felt \u201can immediate connection\u201d with him when the two first spoke on the phone.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/kidney-donors-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"After a year and a half of searching for a donor, Steve Sanders found a perfect match in Chris Perez, 40, who responded to the posts.\" class=\"wp-image-21671796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/kidney-donors-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/kidney-donors-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/kidney-donors-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>After a year and a half of searching for a donor, Steve Sanders found a perfect match in Chris Perez, 40, who responded to the posts.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Facebook\/Steve Sanders<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Since Sanders\u2019 surgery, which took place in January, the two men have spoken on a daily basis, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/atriumhealth.org\/dailydose\/2022\/02\/11\/From-One-Father-to-Another-Man-Finds-Calling-to-Donate-Kidney-to-Stranger?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=organic_social\">according to a news release<\/a> from Atrium Health.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"878\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/kidney-donors-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Chris Perez, the director of volunteer services at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center, said he had found out about Steve Sanders\u2019 plight from his wife.\" class=\"wp-image-21671797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/kidney-donors-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/kidney-donors-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/kidney-donors-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Chris Perez, the director of volunteer services at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center, said he had found out about Steve Sanders\u2019 plight from his wife.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI got a kidney, but I also got a really great friend out of this,\u201d said Sanders.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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