‘I felt compelled to help’: Woman donates kidney to man in need of transplant

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) – Sitting on a bench at the United Network for Organ Sharing’s National Donor Memorial in Richmond, Hudson Day feels a renewed sense of purpose.

“You don’t realize just how precious and how put into scale life is until you’re given a second lease on it,” Day said. “Everyone says they have one shot and I almost lost my one shot.”

In December, the Chesterfield man talked to 12 On Your Side about his battle with a rare kidney disease and his need for a transplant.

“It would mean everything to me to have that higher quality of life,” Day said during an interview with 12 On Your Side in December.

The interview caught Krissy Watson’s eye…

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