A teacher in Powder Springs, Georgia has just gone above and beyond to save the life of one of his sixth grade students.

William Wilkinson is a teacher at Grace Christian Academy who is donating his kidney to his 12-year-old student, Kaden Koebcke. The family had been trying to find a donor for him through their Facebook page, Kaden’s Kidney Search. The boy’s mother Cami said that she will never forget the day that William came to their home to reveal that he had found a perfect match.

“He says, ‘Well, do you guys really wanna know?’ And we said, ‘Yeah, we wanna know, we wanna thank him’,” she said. “And you know, He’s like, ‘Well, it’s me.’ And I mean it just — I mean … it was unbelievable.”

Cami said that William moved to the area around the same time that they did, and she does not think that this was a coincidence.

“I can’t come up with the words to describe how much we appreciate Will Wilkinson,” Cami wrote on social media. “He has given Kaden the chance of living a normal life! He is truly our hero! I want to thank his family, because they are a part of this too!”

“The Wilkinsons moved to the Atlanta area almost the same time as we did. We both chose the same school for our kids. Our sons are in the same class. We have been blessed to call them our friends. This all isn’t coincidence. God had a hand in all of this. He places us where we need to be, and puts people in our lives that we need,” she continued. “Will, you are such a selfless person, our true hero. The definition of selfless is concern more with the needs and wishes of others than with one’s own. That is Will. We love you, we appreciate you, and we just cannot thank you enough!”

William and Kaden had surgery on August 14, and it was a success!

“Kaden finally got out of the ICU and is now on the transplant floor!” the family wrote on Facebook on August 20. “Doctors thought we could skip plasmapheresis on Saturday, but his afternoon numbers went slightly up. They were not going to take any chances, so he ended up having plasmapheresis Saturday, today, and will have it again on Monday. We aren’t sure about the rest of the week. Today his numbers are the lowest they have ever been, which is wonderful! Urine output is still great, and his pain is getting better. He is also off oxygen! He is in good spirits and even laughed a little today. The most important thing for Kaden is that his numbers continue to go lower and stay low!”

“We checked on Will and he is doing great!” they continued. “He is still a little sore, but he continues to get better each day! Thank you all for your continued prayers! We thank God for watching over Kaden and Will!”

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