Imagine waking up after life-saving surgery and finding out your best friend secretly gave you his kidney. Sounds like the plot of a drama series, right? Well, for two longtime buddies in Saudi Arabia, this was very real, and it’s one of the most touching stories we\u2019ve heard in a while.<\/p>\n
Shaaker Al Otaibi and Fahad have been inseparable for 17 years. Through thick and thin, they\u2019ve stood by each other\u2019s side, but one day, Shaaker decided to go above and beyond\u2026 and then some. What did he do? Oh, just quietly donate one of his kidneys to Fahad, who had been battling end-stage kidney failure for years. Yep, no announcement, no big talk, not even a heads-up<\/em> to Fahad. Total stealth hero mode.<\/p>\n In a jaw-dropping moment, he revealed that Fahad had no idea who the donor was until after<\/em> the transplant.<\/p>\n \u201cI just wanted to save his life,\u201d Shaaker said during the interview. \u201cWhen we learned that our tissue matched, I took it as a sign and moved forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n BRB, crying.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nThe incredible act only came to light when Shaaker appeared on the popular TV show Sabah Al Arabiya<\/em><\/h2>\n
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Their friendship, nearly two decades strong, had already withstood the test of time and illness<\/h2>\n
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