It’s a story that tugs at your heartstrings. Two firefighters in the same training class 10 years ago.
But, a vow made to him in 2013 by Cleveland Fire Lieutenant Joseph “Jake” Konys is coming right on time, to help Sunyak’s 12-year-old daughter Lena.Lena Sunyak tells 19 News, “It means a lot to me, I was very happy when I heard it, I cried. That’s how happy I was.”
Megan O’Shea is Lena’s mother, “It’s amazing. I think the bond that those guys formed from the academy.”He spoke to 19 News from his hospital bed, “They talk about the fire department being a family and I believe that’s true, and Lena’s got a much bigger family than she might realize right now.” Konys said before he died, his academy friend and fellow firefighter Sunyak was worried about kidney transplants that all 3 of his children will eventually need, “It weighed on him and we told him don’t worry about it. We’re here for ya. We’ll find you a kidney.”
Now, here’s the tricky part, Lena won’t receive Konys’ kidney because their blood type is not compatible, so Jake’s kidney is now a match for someone else, but, Lena’s mother Megan says, “Lena will be getting a kidney from a different donor and that kidney chain is much wider than just the two of them. So, multiple organ donors and multiple receipients are affected by this larger kidney chain.”
A true gift of a lifetime for a young girl, by a firefighter who is no stranger to emergencies, and promised the child’s father he would gladly come to the rescue.Her mother is convinced that along with fire lieutenant Konys, Lena’s father is acting like a guardian angel to make sure his baby girl will be okay.
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