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    Man receives kidney from family friend

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It's really the story of a humble hero who travels thousands of miles.

To give the ultimate gift.

The rhythm and hum of the machine is actually the sound Terry Phillips survival Tuesday Thursday Saturday -- -- runs almost four hours.

The 62 year old this cruising through life feeling healthy until he shocked by diagnosis.

-- about pressure and many years ago and I never knew it was happening until it was too late.

My body just adapted to the kidney failure that high blood pressures were silent killer and it can -- -- Now as a machine does the job but Terry's kidneys filter in the toxins out of his blood.

He know it doesn't get a kidney transplant this is a lifelong sentence.

-- -- -- -- -- -- That's I'll work for my last memories of can be really hobbies are whining daughter Erica watches her dead deteriorate her only peace comes from her plan to help.

You -- my kidney you know I've I've cancer treatment -- no problem.

He can have my kidney my mom wanted to donate to she's now we have to -- and attached no problem on -- your -- -- Arguing over who in an interview I wanna save them and how him.

And -- I was awful to be told that he can't do anything devastated by the news that neither she nor.

Her mom to donate.

Erica calls -- close family friend who was moved from Michigan to Arizona.

And that phone call brings new hope.

My daughter was -- and her friend in Arizona.

-- and her husband said.

Don't -- Terry is overwhelmed.

34 year old violence sticky it's a distant family acquaintance.

As soon as I found out here match I wanted to do right away.

And didn't want it sit there and and one of the.

It's always smiling -- is again and -- -- it was a neighborhood kid in high school.

-- seventeen -- lost his own death the when he heard the fear and hear his voice he felt compelled to help.

But -- off the hero.

If I can.

And the family -- particularly.

Do a remarkable thing for instance I guess that that there nor.

Is the hero to enjoy.

Usually actually will remove the left kidney because the -- -- -- a little bit longer the University of Michigan transplant surgeon -- sons his kidneys are the most.

-- -- -- -- -- I'm living donors living donor transplants are likely to last longer.

-- transplants from deceased donor but even.

As important if not more as they don't have to wait for a transplant they can get it now that the success rate -- -- living donor kidney transplant in 97%.

The concern is making sure the risks are very clear we can't predict that somebody might not get a commission.

Like high blood pressure or diabetes.

That might put them at risk for kidney disease later in life and that's especially true for someone like -- -- pretty young.

-- had no idea -- in the sand celebrating his daughter's wedding.

Years later the young man at the other end did.

Another reason to celebrate when you think -- components more than.

Can say things you know.

Can give him a hug when you say.

He's a big guy.

Part two of our story takes you inside the operating -- see how that transplant happens.

And find out what it was like when Ryan and -- see each other for the first time after their surgeries.

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