EAST ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A sergeant with the East Rochester Police Department received a life-changing gift Tuesday from a co-worker who donated a kidney.
Sergeant Noah Fast, who was born with only one kidney, spent years on the transplant list and was facing the prospect of going on dialysis long term. News10NBC’s Declan Stablow spoke to Fast’s wife Nikki Fast about how the donation came together and how he’s doing after surgery at Strong Memorial Hospital.
Nikki said that when East Rochester Police Department clerk Tammy Elliott heard Noah mention possibly needing dialysis, she offered to donate a kidney. “She offhandedly made a comment of, if it gets to that point, let me know. I’d love to donate and see if I’d be a candidate,” Nikki Fast said…