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Carreiro was a perfect match after around 20 people offered Reynolds their kidneys.

Both men are recovering well, though Carreiro will be homebound for several weeks and Reynolds will be out of work for three months.

Carreiro hopes his donation inspires others to consider becoming living kidney donors.

Jamie Reynolds was born with bad kidneys. A birth defect. “They just weren’t built right,” said Reynolds. He said that at 10 months old he had to have surgery to rebuild them with tissue and secure their functionality.

After that scare as a baby, he said he had a “fairly normal life,” even with limited kidney function, until his late 20s, when doctors said there were indications his kidneys were slowly failing, said Reynolds, 36, of Bristol.

In October 2023, Reynold

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