Max got a kidney

by Brian McKim & Traci Skene on August 6th, 2008

Readers may recall that on February 20, we posted about FOS Max Alexander and his quest to find someone to donate a kidney.

In an article in the Riverdale (NY) Press last month, we learn that Max finally did get a kidney– from his brother, Rabbi Moish Drelich.

He had been on the list for a new kidney since the previous July, and 10 other friends– plus two strangers– had already volunteered their organs. His brother wasn’t a perfect match, but he was the best one.

Rabbi Drelich said the decision to donate wasn’t hard once his wife, Debbie, was on board. Having gone through with it, he said, he’d encourage others to consider becoming donors.

Both patients are doing fine and are about three weeks away from resuming their lives. Alexander will need to take serious medication two times a day for the rest of his life and avoid crowds– tricky for a comedian– but, the article says, “the worst seems to be over.”

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