Hockey fan's sign leads to kidney donation
PITTSBURGH — One lucky Penguins fan has a new kidney thanks to the help of social media.
Kelly Sowatsky had been on the organ transplant waiting list since 2015. Desperate for a new kidney, she attended the team’s hockey game in March with a sign telling potential donors to give her a call.
The Penguins posted a photograph of Sowatsky’s sign on Twitter, which caught the eye of fellow fan Jeff Lynd who lived nearly 300 miles away in Delaware.
The two were a match and they underwent a successful surgery Nov. 6.