A 22-year-old man who had just started a new job working security for the World Cup died after being struck by a driver while walking home, his family said.
"I knew in my heart that if I reached out to them that something magical would happen, and it has," said Theresa Crockett.
What are the odds the guy who taught you the Pythagorean theorem is also your "perfect match" kidney donor?
"I feel fortunate and blessed to give back to someone who gave me life," said Abel Pineda, the 31-year-old Mayor of San Pablo.
This year Mother's Day will be an extra special one for two families whose mothers recently gave their kids the gift of an organ transplant.
An Alaska man said last week's winter storm that battered much of the U.S. and led to thousands of flight cancellations cost him the opportunity to get a heart transplant.