Photo: Saint Leo the Great School via ABC News
New Jersey teachers Michael Daneman and Lauren Crupi took the mantra "teamwork makes the dream work" to a whole new level this summer. Daneman didn't hesitate to give Crupi the ultimate "gift of life" by donating a kidney after discovering he was a match. In a heartwarming show of appreciation, the St. Leo the Great School community gave the duo a spirited send-off complete with breakfast, surprise blankets, and cheering crowds. After her life-changing surgery, decorated with pom poms and applause, Crupi is finally back to teaching and living life colorfully instead of in the gray shadow of her rare genetic disease. "All the future moments that I will have, I owe to him," she said, proving that sometimes, apples aren't the only things teachers are gifted with. Daneman summed up the whole experience with his own inspirational phrase: "'Best decision of my life.' Because there's really no drawbacks for me... I'm happy that my friend is healthy and that she's back to work." Meanwhile, for the rest of us, their special bond shows the transformative power of compassion and generosity.
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