Hawthorne teacher donates kidney to friend in need of a transplant: ‘I want you to live life’

Most people in need of life-saving kidney transplants don’t know the person who donates to them. But that wasn’t the case when a local teacher donated her organ to save the life of one of her friends.

“It’s a profound gift that I get to wake up every day and think, ‘I’m now 50, and maybe I have 50 more in me,’ and it’s because of you, and I do love you, and I’m very grateful for you.” Maile Bellosi told her friend, Renee Watson.

“I want you to live life,” Watson said. “You’re an amazing person, and you know that I love you, and I just want you to keep doing life.”…

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