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And there was a connection somehow. >> i knew there were kids out there that could use the help. and im healthy and had the means to be able to donate. >> reporter: that mystery donor? broomfield, colorado, police officer carolyn becker. >> were never off duty. whether im wearing my uniform or not, if i see somebody in need, im going to help. that was true in this case too. i saw an opportunity to help somebody. >> reporter: you knew you could save a life? >> yeah. >> reporter: doctors removed a...

The hoffmans were saddled with huge medical bills. >> i knew there was more i could do to help. thank you. that will be so helpful for him. thanks. i decided to stand on the side of the road with a sign much like panhandling. thank you. >> what a wonderful thing youre doing. >> thank you. i appreciate that. >> reporter: raising more than $10,000 one donation at a time. >> this is a ea-68 prowler. >> reporter: so when clyde and officer becker finally met more than a year after the surgery, the ho...

Family and enjoy your life. and thats your christmas reality check. >> can i just say, if you had told me that your christmas gift to america was going to be sticking up for butter, i would have said never. butter, misunderstood historically. >> misunderstood butter. >> what about butter, john avalon asks. >> who will speak out for butter? i will. >> you. >> that was beautiful. cant wait for that reality check. so a denver area police officer already went beyond the call of duty. way beyond by...

A slab having their liver removed. or a portion of it. and id never met her. and there was a connection somehow. >> i knew that there were kids out there that could use the help. and i am healthy and had the means to be able to donate. >> that mystery donor? broomfield, colorado, police officer, carolyn becker. >> were never off duty. whether im wearing my uniform or not, if i see somebody in need, im going to help. and that was true in this case, too. i saw an opportunity to help somebody. >> y...

Just the curvature and everything. >> but its not just his knowledge of planes that makes him special. >> dont shoot this. this isn a nuclear bomb. probably not activated, though. >> i was very thin and i was basically kind of yellowish. jaundice. >> clyde was born with a rare genetic disorder that affects the organs. >> his liver was probably functioning only at 10%. >> how bad did things get? >> he could barely keep 200, 250 calories down. >> in the summer of 2018, the illness nearly claimed h...

I appreciate that. >> reporter: raising $10,000, one donation at a time. >> this is a -- a 68 prowler. >> reporter: so when clyde and officer becker met a year after the surgery, the hoffmans had a lot to be thankful for. >> it is hard to have words for it. the first week tears would come because it is a heartfelt decision. >> and you could see it is just a lot of piping and tubing. >> when i tell people, go donate, donate your organs now i can truly say go donate. >> you think she went above an...

Whether im wearing my uniform or not im going to help somebody and that is true in this case into. i saw an opportunity to help somebody. >> you knew you could save a live. >> yeah. >> reporter: doctors removed a portion of the officers liver and transplanted it into clyde. his improvement almost immediate. >> my jaundice went completely away and the first time i ate a meal i ate all of it. and that was amazing. >> reporter: the story almost ended there until a special thank you note arrived in ...

And astronauts are still very confident in this system in the starliner. >> im sure we could get astronauts to the iss and not rely on the russians. youll cover it for us rachel crane. thank you very much. a sick colorado boy is getting a second chance at life thanks to a police officer who went beyond the call of duty and became a living organ donor. lucy kafanov has the story. >> reporter: there are few 12-year-olds who know as much about aviation as clyde hoffman. >> it is beautiful. just t...