A ‘miracle kidney match’ for Brennon Willard and mother

When the auto racing community embraced Brennon Willard's desperate search for a kidney donor for his mother in July, the 40-year-old Lebanon dirt racer was heartened as he shared Facebook posts that produced 16 candidates. As it turns out, none of the 16 were needed when an unexpectedly perfect donor suddenly appeared — Brennon himself. He was unaware he could possibly be a match for 71-year-old Sandy Willard because of confusion over blood types, but when Brennon on a whim explored the transplant program at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., it became apparent he could provide a life-changing kidney. For more on this story, see Wednesday's LCR.