AL Firefighter Donates Kidney to Fellow Firefighter

Foley Firefighters Kevin Barnwell and Devery Thomas have a friendship that goes back to childhood.

They grew up playing sports, were each others’ best men at their weddings and joined the fire department together, WKRG reports. But Barnwell’s health took a hit when he had a stroke that left him in a wheelchair. Then his kidneys started to fail, leaving him on dialysis.

Then the two men got good news, in the form of test results that showed Thomas was a match and could donate a kidney to Barnwell. The two scheduled surgery for Barnwell to receive a kidney from Thomas.

Family reports the surgery was a success.

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