JYY HERO OF THE WEEK (2-19)

A GUY GOT A KIDNEY FROM A STRANGER WHO ANSWERED HIS CRAIGSLIST AD LOOKING FOR AN ORGAN DONOR:

Craigslist is great if you're looking for some cheap furniture for your apartment . . . or if you're in need of some late-night "companionship". But it turns out Craigslist is a great place to find HUMAN ORGANS too. Observe . . .

In 2007, 68-year-old Daniel Flood of New York City learned he needed a kidney transplant. But none of Daniel's family members shared his blood type . . . O-negative. At the time, there were roughly 75,000 people ahead of Daniel on the donor list . . . and it would've been anywhere from TWO to SIX years before he got a transplant.

So to help Daniel find a new kidney, his three daughters . . . Jennifer, Cynthia and Heather . . . posted an ad on Craigslist which read, "Please help us, my dad needs a kidney!"

Meanwhile, 48-year-old Dawn Verdick of Monterey, California was looking for a volunteer project to get involved with . . . and Daniel's ad caught her eye. Dawn says, "I didn't set out to donate a kidney. I turned it over to the universe early on. And I just said, 'If it's meant to be, then I will qualify, and if it's not, I won't.'" But Dawn did qualify as a donor, and a few months ago . . . out of the goodness of her heart . . . she donated a kidney to Daniel.

According to Daniel, "Every day is a fresh start for me. It's a whole new awakening, a whole new beginning." (CNN)

(--How crazy is it that some lady from California just gave her kidney to a random guy on the other side of the country? Good for you, Dawn. For this unselfish act - You are the JYY HERO OF THE WEEK!!)

Daniel's daughters have set up a website connecting donors with those in need of a transplant. You can link to it here . . . https://www.floodsisters.org/