ST. CLOUD TIMES — Abraham Rivera was determined to donate part of his liver after his best friend died. She needed a transplant and couldn’t get a live liver donation on Puerto Rico, where she lived.
So Rivera started looking for someone who could use a part of his liver, and he found her in St. Cloud. He’ll head to the Mayo Clinic about Thanksgiving to share his healthy liver with St. Cloud State University assistant professor Bel Kambach.
Rivera, 27, was drawn to Kambach, because they share an O-positive blood type and they’re both Latin — Rivera from Puerto Rico and Kambach from the Dominican Republic. She came from coffee farmers and now teaches travel and tourism.
“I got on Bel’s Facebook page, and I see she’s a person with a full life,” Rivera said. “That’s what motivated me to try to help her.”
