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From: HA/KS
23-Sep-17
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Interesting story to warm your heart.
"On a spring morning in 2008, Rob Robinson, a white firefighter from Mississippi, knocked on the door of an old farmhouse in northwest Kansas to ask for permission to hunt. He was greeted by Gil Alexander, a black man who farmed 1,400 acres near Nicodemus, Kan., a community that was settled by African-Americans following the Civil War."
From: HA/KS
23-Sep-17
"The two communicated regularly and got together whenever possible. But that friendship was never stronger than in 2012 when Robinson learned that Alexander would need a kidney transplant to survive.
Robinson immediately volunteered to be tested and found that he was a perfect match. He didn’t hesitate in donating one of his kidneys to Alexander."
From: keepemsharp
23-Sep-17
WOW: what a story, haven't seen anything about locally.
From: Shuteye
23-Sep-17
Good heart warming story.
From: HA/KS
23-Sep-17
Dave, it was also news to me!
From: Anony Mouse
23-Sep-17
Thanks, Henry. Posts like this are the value added content that makes the CF what it is.
From: Franzen
24-Sep-17
Fortunately, in your area it was probably just one man helping another... not necessarily a big story. In some locales it would have been something that needed to be kept publicly secret, unless the tables were turned.
From: Franzen
24-Sep-17
Gil runs the right brand btw. Good looking combine. ;^)
From: Stalker
24-Sep-17
Thanks!
From: DL
24-Sep-17
Very cool story. Not surprising though. Hunters will go to great lengths to secure a good hunting spot. Too bad that wasn't all over the news. A fellow Taxidermist in Texas heard about a very well known and respected taxidermist needed a kidney. Michael had never met him but from the mans reputation he offered one of his. When asked why he just said it seemed the right thing to do, that's how I was raised. During the flood in Houston Michael headed there loaded with water and headed for a nursing home to help out and bring much needed water. There is a lot of great people in this country. It's just a shame all we hear about is the scum.