Woodmere Resident Unknowingly Saved by Neighbor

Two years after Woodmere resident Terry Kornbluth received a life-saving bone marrow transplant, he finally met the person who saved his life.

It turns out, the 65-year-old didn’t have to look too far for his savior — 22-year-old Nicole Goldstein, who also happens to live in Woodmere, the Nassau Herald reports.

“As unlikely as it was, my match lived a half-mile from me in Woodmere,” Kornbluth told the Herald. “She is the nicest, kindest 22-year-old who is mature beyond her years. Her primary goal in life was to make sure I was healthy.”

Kornbluth, who suffers from leukemia, received the transplant in 2011. However, Gift of Life Foundation rules dictate that transplant recipients must wait a year before meeting their donors. A few weeks ago, Kornbluth and Goldstein met face to face at the Gift of Life Gala in Manhattan (photos here).

Read the full story at the Nassau Herald.