Kidney donation highlights close-knit nature of Canada's curling community
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There is an unending amount of stories and anecdotes about the curling community in Canada and how – in many ways – it could be thought of as one big family.
Perhaps the story of curlers Adam Freilich and Charles Gagnon best exemplifies this.
Frielich, 28, is the third for Team Comeau out of New Brunswick. Gagnon, 49, is the lead for Team Lawton out of Quebec.
For years, the two have been competitors on the ice – but this past week they became lifelong teammates.
Freilich has been battling stage five kidney failure for the last couple of years, desperately trying to find a donor. This past May, his team took to social media putting out the call for anyone who might be a match and able to donate a kidney.
Gagnon answered that call.
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