![]() “I didn’t expect it to have the impact on me that it did. Onishenko says the experience has changed both their lives for the better. The pair hopes their story inspires other people to donate whatever they can to a person in need such as blood, plasma and bone marrow. Kruger says his wife and Onishenko share the same love for Harry Potter. While surgery hasn’t been scheduled yet, the pair and their families have gotten to know each other and are well on their way to a lifelong friendship. To find out that I actually had a match is unbelievable,” Onishenko said. “It’s just a miracle, you think with all the people that live in Saskatoon and there were only a couple few people that called about it. Kruger says he got the official call last week, receiving the good news that he was a match and a potential kidney donor for Onishenko. We stopped crying and it was amazing to actually meet him in person after just having talked over the phone or through messenger,” Onishenko said. “First thing we did was grab each other and hug. Saskatoon's Debbie Onishenko is getting creative in her search for a transplant donor. Paul’s Hospital while they were doing some testing. He had only spoken to Onishenko over the phone until they ran into each other at St. I would be very upset with myself if I didn’t at least try because if there was a chance that I was a match and I didn’t do it, I don’t think I could live with myself,” Kruger told CTV News.īetween August and January, Kruger says he had at least 40 vials of blood taken for tests, CT scans, MRIs, ultrasounds and more to see if he was healthy enough to donate a kidney. He realized he had the same blood type as Onishenko and knew he had to reach out. Last summer CTV News Saskatoon published a story about Onishenko’s search, which caught the attention of Brent Kruger. ![]() After months of driving around the city with an advertisement for a kidney donor on her bright red car, Debbie Onishenko will soon be able to rip off the decals as her search has ended.
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