Christine & Cristina

Meet cousins Cristina & Christine. Cristina, an on air reporter for CityNews Toronto, discovered she was in stage 4 kidney failure and had to start dialysis. This changed her life completely. She was told a living donor would save her life. 9 years prior, her cousin Christine had been matched as a kidney donor for her father in law, but at the end of the testing a different family member was chosen. Christine felt so disappointed but says her kidney was meant to be saved for Cristina because in 2019, Christine became a kidney donor for her cousin Cristina. Both Cristina and Christine are thriving.

Ordinary people are capable of doing extraordinary things. Whether it's stepping forward as a living donor, registering as a deceased donor, donating blood or spreading awareness...YOU are capable of taking a brave action. You can not only change a life...you can save a life.