FL Officer Donates Kidney to Retired Deputy

Back in August 2021, an email was sent across the country by a police group on behalf of Jeff Cooper, who was in renal failure.

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March 1, 2022

FL Officer Donates Kidney to Retired Deputy

Jupiter, FL, police officer Guy Kitchens donated one of his kidneys to Jeff Cooper, a retired Broward County Sheriff's deputy. (Photo: Jupiter PD)

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A Jupiter, FL, police officer has donated a kidney to a retired Broward County sheriff's deputy.

Back in August 2021, an email was sent across the country by a police group on behalf of Jeff Cooper, who was in renal failure.

After reading the e-mail, Officer Guy Kitchens decided to be tested to see if he was a match, CBS12 reports.

The surgery was performed in early February and Kitchens is back at work in a limited capacity.

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