David of Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, was exhausted all the time—sleeping 11 hours a night but still feeling tired. Kidney disease from high blood pressure was slowly stealing his life away.

When doctors said he needed a transplant, David reached out everywhere for a living donor. The answer came from his own son-in-law, Ray, who stepped up without hesitation.

Their 2021 transplant at UPMC made medical history as one of the first documented cases of someone of Malaysian-Chinese descent donating to a Caucasian recipient. But for this family, it was simply about love and ensuring future generations could learn from both their Irish and Malaysian-Chinese heritage.

Today, David's energy has returned, and both men are grateful for a journey that proves family bonds transcend everything.