(AP) — There are times when Christine Higbee and Zack Pacyna finish each other's sentences — usually punctuated by a laugh or side joke — and almost always when they explain how the 45-year-old mother of seven decided to give her 26-year-old co-worker one of her kidneys. Pacyna, who lives in North Port, was diagnosed with the disease by doctors at All Children's Hospital when he was 8 and always knew it would lead to dialysis. My odds are pretty good. [...] yes, many people and new co-workers joke that Higbee has eight kids, now that Pacyna has her kidney. The two were featured in an internal publication that highlighted how Pacnya is barely older than the eldest of Higbee's children and showcased another story about a Seattle, Washington, store employee who donated a kidney to a coworker. Higbee was quick to praise coworkers who helped take her youngest children to school, or made sure she was OK while she recovered from surgery at her home in Port Charlotte. [...] Pacyna is still on light duty but both are just moving on with life.
Mother Of 7 Donates Kidney To Young Co-worker
By EARLE KIMEL, The Sarasota Herald-Tribune, San Antonio Express-News: World
Sun, 04/30/2017 - 12:30am
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