A man's generous act to help a friend led to a life-saving discovery of his own.

Robb Layne volunteered as a living organ donor to help Doris Pittell, who, at 79 years old, was diagnosed with end-stage kidney disease.

"I was in very good health except for the kidneys, and I was in great shape, and I was a good candidate for kidney transplant," Pittell said. "But I needed a living donor."

While Layne wasn't a perfect genetic match, he planned to donate through a voucher program that would prioritize Pittell through the National Kidney Registry.

Layne said he was adopted at birth, leaving his medical history uncertain.

"I tried to do the DNA testing," he said. "I tried to find family that I wasn't necessarily connected with and I couldn't."

After months of testing, Layne needed to fulf

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