Despite their difference in personalities, they were a great match for a kidney donation.
Two Marines bonded by the gift of life received a special gift this week: tickets to see the Eagles and Chiefs face off in the Super Bowl.A Kansas City Chiefs fan donated a kidney to a Philadelphia Eagles fan with whom he used to serve in the Marines. Then both were invited to the Super Bowl.
Welsh served from 2001 to 2005 in the United States Marine Corps. John Gladwell had been serving since 1997. They were both E4 Corporal M1A1 Tank crewmen. Welsh now resides in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and Gladwell lives in Kansas City, Missouri. Both are superfans of their respective football teams.In 2019, Welsh made a tongue-in-cheek Facebook post, saying he needed a new kidney because both of his were "junk." Gladwell saw the post but thought it might be a joke at first.
"He's got a son that was roughly the same age as my grandson at the time," said Gladwell. "And I had no other choice."met the pair in 2021
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