Eddie Beatrice needed a kidney transplant if he wanted to survive a severe bacterial infection, and he found a donor through Facebook. Beatrice from North Reading, MA, used the internet and a Living Kidney Donor Network page on Facebook to track down Kelly Wright. Wright posted a message saying she wanted to donate a kidney and through the social media website, Beatrice found a kidney match and beat death.
This addresses an interesting notion about the growth of technology and its helpfulness in society. Not only can we research endless information, but the expansion of things like the internet can help establish connections that may have never been. It brings people from all over the world together; creating connections through a virtual society. We are able to develop new things through technology and help humanity, even so far as to save a life.
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