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Man Donates Kidney to Stranger Beginning a Pay-It-Forward Chain

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31 Dec 2008 26 views
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Man Donates Kidney to Stranger Beginning a Pay-It-Forward Chain
Something stirred inside Carey Barrett, 42, as he watched a news report about a program for people who want to donate a kidney. Even though he had no one in his life who was in need of an organ donation, he wanted to help. So, he flew to Texas to begin a pay-it-forward chain of kidney donations.

Something stirred inside Carey Barrett, 42, as he watched a news report about a program for people who want to donate a kidney. Even though he had no one in his life who was in need of an organ donation, he wanted to help. So, he flew to Texas to begin a pay-it-forward chain of kidney donations. (The Citizen in Fayetteville has the story/photo)

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