On Tuesday, a pair of police officers from the La Vergne Police Department in Tennessee walked into the Vanderbilt University Medical Center for a complicated kidney transplant procedure. One of the officers had agreed to donate his kidney to help his colleague, in the true spirit of the season.
According to WKRN-TV, Sergeant Chip Davis’ kidney began to fail earlier this year after 17 years of service on the job, and Officer Eric Crowder volunteered to help. Crowder said that he knew he had to act because he had two young daughters, and so does Davis.
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“I would just hate for someone to grow up without their other parent, so there was no hesitation and no second thoughts about doing it,” Crowder explained to WKRN.
“Words can’t explain how grateful I am for Eric for stepping up and deciding to donate a kidney for me,” Davis said of the altruistic act.
After 8 hours, the operation was a success, and Davis is looking forward to getting back to his life, now with Crowder’s donated kidney helping him to keep going.
“I’m looking forward to having a healthy life again and being able to do the things I wasn’t able to do while going through this,” Davis said.