The coach of a Vancouver peewee hockey team says his search for a life-saving organ donor has been successful.

Stephen Gillis has posted a video on his Twitter and Facebook accounts, showing the moment a friend confirms he is a perfect match and will donate a kidney to the longtime minor hockey coach.

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Gillis says he wanted to make the announcement on Green Shirt Day, an event created by the parents of the late Humboldt Broncos player Logan Boulet, whose donated organs saved six other lives.

In the post, Gillis tearfully embraces Michael Teigen, who learned of Gillis香蕉视频直播� plight and took the steps to determine his kidney would be a match.

Gillis香蕉视频直播� peewee team launched a video search for a living kidney donor after being told their coach香蕉视频直播檚 battle with Crohn香蕉视频直播檚 disease had caused his kidneys to shut down.

The video by the 11- and 12-year-old players racked up thousands of views and gained national attention.

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He has suffered from Crohn香蕉视频直播檚 disease since the age of 25 but led a very active lifestyle until last summer when he said he started 香蕉视频直播渇eeling a bit weird,香蕉视频直播� and doctors gave him a troubling diagnosis.

香蕉视频直播淭hey let me know that my blood was basically vinegar and that it wasn香蕉视频直播檛 being cleaned for a while,香蕉视频直播� he said in an interview in January.

Since then, Gillis has required dialysis to clean his blood and also underwent major surgery to have his diseased colon removed.

It was during his recovery from that surgery that he received the visit from Teigen and learned of the upcoming donation.

The Canadian Press

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