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Michael Torti (right) helped Jacob Fill receive a kidney. They were neighbors in Elmhurst more than 20 years ago.

 

Over 20 years after being neighbors in Elmhurst, Illinois, Michael Torti learned via social media that Jacob Fill, now 27, needed a kidney transplant. Though not a direct match, Torti joined a paired exchange program—donating his kidney to help Fill receive a better-matched one from a younger donor.

Now recovered and back at work, Fill is grateful for Torti and the medical teams, saying that he feels like he has his life back. Torti later visited him in California, underscoring the lifesaving impact of kidney donation.

Read more about their story on our news page here!

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