Friday, November 29, 2013

A Profound Act of Generosity

A Profound Act of Generosity

When I wrote Never Eat Alone I hoped to motivate people to look past their insecurities, step out of their comfort zone and create their own robust community of friends, colleagues and mentors. I knew that if you led with generosity you would build strong relationships and everyone would win.
I never imagined that one extraordinary woman would be moved to as selfless an act of generosity as this: Dr. Theresa Welsh donated her kidney to a man in need.
Sitting in that beach chair, Welsh read a book her oldest son, Mark, a lawyer in New York, had shared - Never Eat Alone, with the premise that you help yourself by helping others. Welsh finished a chapter that said, basically, act on your goals before the opportunity slips away.
In the clarity of that moment, she decided she would donate her kidney. But they better take it quick.  There was no doubt she would donate her kidney at Jefferson, where she had gone to medical school and where two of her children had recently become doctors.  She called the transplant team that Monday and set it all in motion. In her mind, she saw it as a "nuisance for one month, and I'll be right back." …
"This is an ordinary thing," she said of starting a kidney chain, "and I am not anybody special, except perhaps more of a risk-taker and optimist than most."
I daresay Dr. Welsh is indeed someone special, and I am genuinely humbled that I could have played even a small part in such a kind and selfless act. I’ll be thinking about Dr. Welsh and her generosity this holiday. You can read the full story here. And if you’d like to know about the recipient, here’s his story as well.

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