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Hockey fan's homemade sign requesting a kidney lands her a life-saving donation

ABCNews.com(PITTSBURGH) — One hockey fan’s homemade sign ultimately saved her life after she used it to ask strangers for a kidney donation.

Kelly Sowatsky, 31, was desperately in need of a kidney. So last April she took matters into her own hands at a Pittsburgh Penguins hockey game.

Penguins fan: Seeking hero. pic.twitter.com/jAeA81Wny7

— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) March 31, 2018

“I thought this was my last chance to get the attention of somebody in a really big way,” Sowatsky told “Good Morning America” on Tuesday.

A hockey fan asked for a kidney on a homemade sign during a game — and found a match!

 

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