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Professor spends 2 years improving his health to donate kidney to colleague

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Professor spends 2 years improving his health to donate kidney to colleague

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Adam Seth Litwin spend two years secretly improving his health in order to donate a kidney. He not only wanted to help a friend, but also teach a lesson of love.

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