Six months ago, I woke up in a hospital room at UAB with a new kidney and a second chance at life. The first days were hard.

BAY CITY, MI - A Bay City man who once saved a 10-year-old stranger's life by donating his kidney to her is embarking on a mission to synergize 7,000 kidney donations in 2026 by spreading awareness of his story, his cause and his journey.

By Anissa Rivera, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, West Covina, Calif. The Tribune Content Agency Joshua Boyd and his daughter Emily, 8, in a photo before her 2018 death.