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She’s an angel ... Erin Durga at Pat Mertens’ bed side. Picture: GoFundMe Patrick Mertens needed a kidney, and, feeling desperate, his daughter, Kayla, posted a request on Facebook in January. Patrick, 64, a school custodian, hadn’t bothered asking his coworkers at Kimball Elementary School, as he searched for a donor. He didn’t want to inconvenience any of the teachers at the school, and he thought they had already done enough for him by setting up a fundraiser to support his dialysis. But when Erin Durga, a thirdgrade teacher at the school, saw the Facebook post, she k...

Minnesota Teacher Donates Her Kidney To School Custodian To Save His Life December 13, 2020 Not all heroes wear capes, some are teachers! A teacher in Minnesota, USA, is currently viral on the internet after their amazing and selfless act was shared on social media. Patrick Mertens, 64, was in dire need of a kidney transplant and the school where he was working at helped them spread the news. The staff at the Kimball Elementary School set a fundraiser to help the man pay his dialysis treatment, but despite that, the condition of Mertens was deteriorating. Kayla, the daughter of the school cus...

Patrick Mertens is a 64-year-old custodian at a small-town school in Minnesota and was in dire need of a kidne...