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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Chance encounter turns into life-saving donation

Deseret News | Lori Prichard

Photo: Kristin Murphy | Deseret News
BOUNTIFUL — On a cold February afternoon, Kalynn Olsen was making a sandwich for a customer at Spanky’s Deli in Bountiful when she mentioned in passing that she was recently told she needed a kidney transplant.

The woman she was making the sandwich for immediately quipped, “Oh! Let me give you my kidney.”

Just that quickly, a bond between two strangers in a sandwich shop was formed. Next week, that bond will be solidified when Olsen becomes the recipient of Heather Hansen’s kidney.“I have two. I only need one,” said Hansen, who was once a contestant on the reality show, "The Biggest Loser."

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