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ashling

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Tue Nov 24, 2015, 01:47 PM Nov 2015

A Man Is Donating His Kidney To A Stranger Thanks To A Craigslist Error

Some people troll Craigslist for cheap used furniture. Others stumble upon a desperate plea for a kidney -- and respond with a random act of kindness.

Glenn Calderbank was browsing the construction section of the website looking for supplies when he came across a stranger's post.

"I was looking on Craigslist and I just happened to come across an ad that struck my eye,” Calderbank told CBS 2. “Somebody was asking for a kidney for their wife.”

The post was from another New Jersey man seeking an organ on behalf of his wife, Nina Saria. Last year, Saria was shocked to discover she has kidney failure due to an autoimmune disorder. Friends and relatives offered to be the 32-year-old's donor, but either got scared or backed out.

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A Man Is Donating His Kidney To A Stranger Thanks To A Craigslist Error (Original Post) ashling Nov 2015 OP
Not sure if this is true but off-the-cuff, he's a better person than I am. BlueJazz Nov 2015 #1
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