Rather than the traditional top 10 stories of the year, GuelphToday is taking a look at it's top 10 feel good stories of the year.
Derek Roy read about baby Matthew Benham's battle and wanted to help.
So the 25-year-old Guelph man, a complete stranger, offered to donate part of his liver in what was a life-saving operation for the nine-month-old baby, who suffered from biliary atresia, a condition where bile ducts in and around the liver are damaged and blocked.
“It was like he was heaven-sent for us,” said Matthews aunt of Roy's generosity.
“I knew the chances of me being a match would be relatively small but I figured other people would also try to reach out and help so if I could at least increase the odds by volunteering, it's the right thing to do to help out,” said Roy.
“He looks so much better now, it just leaves me speechless,” he said after meeting the baby for the first time after the operation.
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