5-Year-Old Gets Kidney Transplant From Donor Who Spotted Newspaper Ad

A 5-year-old girl received a living-donor kidney transplant at the University of Wisconsin Hospital from a 38-year-old stranger who by chance saw a newspaper ad placed by the girl's mother.

Angela Rushford and the donor, David Harper, were both reported in stable condition following the surgery.

"I owe David Harper a lot," said Angela's father, Tony Rushford, after the surgery. "When I was a kid, my hero was Spider-Man. Now it's David Harper."

Harper, while stopped at a gas station, picked up a copy of the Rock River Times, a newspaper he had never seen before, and saw the ad placed by Angela's mother seeking an O-positive donor.

When he responded and was tested for compatibility, he turned out to be a three-out-of-six antigen match.

"It's very unusual and it's a lot of great luck for--for Angela and her family -- that Mr. Harper not only came forward, but in addition, he's a very good match," said her surgeon, Dr. Hans Sollinger.

Harper said his faith prompted him to help: "I'm just trying to relate what Christ would do."

Other sources: NBC