A woman who posted a poster on a car looking for a donor now has a kidney

SAN DIEGO – After years of researching a kidney, a Californian woman who found a donor by placing an advertisement on the back of her car is recovering after a successful transplant surgery.

Teri Sampson, who suffers from a rare genetic disorder and a rare B-negative blood group, was struggling to find a compatible kidney because only 2% of the US population fits this blood group. So, with the passage of time, she put the information on the back of her car – and it paid off.

Susan Fox saw the sign during a grocery shopping visit to Costco. Fox is one of the 2% of the population that fits Sampson's blood type, but something she calls the "Holy Ghost" forced her to take a closer look.

"It was last September that I had this moment at Costco, and I thought and prayed for it and certainly went through this process. "I kept walking and as I got closer to my car, I could only explain that by that wind, that very strong wind was going through my body and making me physically turn around. And at that moment, I then noticed that blood group B was negative. I did not notice it before. And I thought wow, that's my blood type, and that's unusual. "

Fox took a picture and after performing a series of tests through the Sharp Transplant Center, the procedure was finally completed.

The transplant is over and the doctors say that Sampson's prognosis is good. For Sampson and Fox, this completes one phase and begins another.

"I see it as if it was the end of a trip, but now it's the beginning of the adventure," Sampson said.

Fox donated his kidney to save Sampson's life. On Wednesday, for the first time, the two women met.

"We are here today, a few days after the surgery, and I am very humbled by what God has started and what he has finished," Fox said. "I just wish her the best of luck in her life, be healthy and healthy."

"You know, I've been trying for six months to write him a letter to explain his gratitude. I start crying, I can not go over the front line, "said Sampson. She said that she did not know if you would be able to thank someone who saved her life.

Sampson said she was grateful to have found a compatible kidney, but she knows that many other people still need to find a compatible donor. At the very least, she hopes her story and Fox's story will raise awareness of donor needs.

"Then I put a new sign on my car that says," I love my kidney donor and thank you. "She is so sweet. I mean, how do you thank someone who saved your life for giving you a future, by giving you a part of it? Said Sampson.