Unhealthy dad lost 71 pounds to donate his kidney to a stranger

Unhealthy dad lost 71 pounds to donate his kidney to a stranger

Losing weight is never easy, but for father Dave Rueckl, he found his motivation. His stepdaughter, Becky, needed a third kidney transplant due to an autoimmune disorder called Henoch-Schönlein purpura. Unfortunately, Rueckl knew he was not a match to be her donor. However, he figured out what he could do to help her: donate his kidney to a stranger on the National Kidney Registry (NKR). “By donating to the registry, your loved one is moved to t…