Detroit - One thing is certain -- it will be a Thanksgiving to remember for Shirley Cirilli of Fraser.
Three years ago, Cirilli was diagnosed with Wegener's granulomatosis, a disorder that damaged her kidneys.
"The kidneys would not come back, so I've been on dialysis since 2010," said Cirilli.
Cirilli was put on the transplant list to wait for a kidney from a deceased donor, but the odds were long. According to Gift of Life Michigan, as of Nov. 1, there were 2,575 patients in Michigan on the waiting list for a kidney.
Facing that reality, several of Cirilli's family members went through testing to see if they could give her a kidney instead.
Cirilli's sister Marcy Miller was a match, but further testing revealed she wasn't a good candidate to be a living donor. Cirilli's nephew's wife Lisa Johns wasn't a match, but she offered to donate a kidney to someone else as part of a paired donation to help Cirilli get a kidney. Meanwhile, Cirilli's niece Christie Gallagher decided to secretly go through the testing process.
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