Berardi, 69, had been living with end stage kidney failure around two years when last month, a kidney donated by a lifelong friend was finally transferred to his body.
Sylvia Bianchi Nicholson, 68, answered more than a call for help she saved a longtime friend. She s more than an angel, he said. I can t even describe what I feel for her and this gift. She s given me my life back.
Now weeks after the life-changing surgery, Berardi said he s on the mend. He s still recovering and isn t permitted to lift more than 10 pounds at a time but he said he is faring well and should soon be fully recuperated.