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Apr 16, 2021 Claire Bott and Sammy clasp hands in the hospital before surgery. PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE FAMILIES PICTURED
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BY LORI HADACEK CHAPLIN
I’ll never forget the day I found out about Claire Bott’s act of bravery. I was substitute teaching for her at her First Communion class when I casually asked the teacher’s aide the reason for Claire’s absence. I was blown away when she replied, “Claire is giving someone a kidney.”
Weeks later, I saw a stunning picture of her right before being wheeled into the operating room posted on Facebook by her husband, Nathan. There was Claire holding hands with a young Ethiopian boy named Sammy, who was receiving her kidney.