A teacher is usually the second most important adult in a child’s life. Nancy is a lovely and caring 54-year-old kindergarten teacher.. She absolutely adores her students and goes out of her way to make them happy. One day she noticed that 4-year-old Canden in her class wasn’t his usual self. She decided to have a little chat with him to see what was up. That’s when the boy started telling her about his father… and it made her heart sink. She felt like she had to do something – and fast.
Turns out Canden’s father, 34-year-old Darrel, was very sick. When Nancy realised just how bad, it made her even more worried as she couldn’t bare the thought of how it was affecting little Canden. That’s when she decided to call the dad up. There was something seriously wrong with Darrel’s kidneys that made them function at just 20 percent of their capacity. During his dialysis treatment, he looked so sick that poor Canden was terrified when he saw his daddy.
Nancy decided she wanted to help the family in any way she could. You might think she offered to babysit, help with the groceries, cook or any other daily chore – but Nancy went much further than that in lending her hand. She offered Darrel one of her kidneys. Miraculously, she happened to be a perfect match, meaning all she had to do was to quickly fill in some paper work. “I was really excited about it. I was ecstatic. I don’t know what I would’ve done for closure if I wasn’t [a match],” she says.
Canden’s dad was shocked and delighted with Nancy’s extraordinary offer. She would be saving his life. “It’s just amazing. There are people waiting every day for a kidney, for an organ in general. I wish there were more people like her. She’s giving me a second chance at life,” Darrel told ABC News. When the family found out that Nancy’s kidney was a match with Darrel’s, they decided to surprise her with flowers at school. Canden couldn’t be happier about the fact that his teacher is helping save his father’s life.
