PAYSON, ILL. -- Jo Ann Griffin owes her life to a Facebook post.
Six months ago, she was living life on dialysis, waiting for a new kidney.
Jo Ann had played a year-long waiting game just to get on the transplant waiting list. So when it finally happened, her husband, John, put the message out in every way he could. It was in a Facebook post dated June 26, 2011 that he wrote, "Jo Ann's still looking for a kidney donor. She would like to talk to you."
Within a matter of days, the Payson couple got a reply, coincidentally, from a woman originally from Payson. Dusty Smeltser and her husband were tested within days to see if either would be a match.
"I was just shocked. I could not believe that somebody would give up a part of their body so that I could have a better life," Jo Ann said.
Remarkably, both Dusty and her husband were a positive match for Jo Ann.
"If I'm going to be a donor, why not do it now while I'm alive and let someone else benefit from it enjoy their life now," Dusty said.
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