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When Fatima Estorninos needs help, the 2011 Marymount University graduate doesn\u0092t hesitate to turn to her alma mater, which is what she did as director of youth ministry at St. Agnes Catholic Church. She never dreamed that request would lead to a potentially life-saving kidney donation for her brother. But that\u0092s what happened after she became friends with Theresa Dalmut.<\/p>\n

Not only did the 23-year-old Dalmut donate an organ to a man she hadn\u0092t previously known, she is running a half-marathon this weekend \u0096 12 weeks after the operation \u0096 to raise money for the recipient\u0092s family.<\/p>\n

\u0093She\u0092s a true model of Christ\u0092s love and service to others,\u0094 Estorninos said. \u0093If I hadn\u0092t gone to Marymount, I may never have met her.\u0094<\/p>\n

Their connection began when Estorninos called Dalmut\u0092s sister Meg, Marymount\u0092s associate director of community engagement, for help with the youth ministry.<\/p>\n

\u0093I sent her my sister as a volunteer because my sister is the best volunteer,\u0094 Meg Dalmut said. \u0093Well, I never knew the extent of her love until this.\u0094<\/p>\n

Estorninos and Theresa Dalmut became friends. In addition to their work at St. Agnes, they went on Marymount-sponsored pilgrimages to Spain and Poland. When Dalmut heard Estorninos\u0092 brother desperately needed a kidney, she immediately got tested to determine if she would be a potential donor.<\/p>\n

\u0093Part of it is that we lost our father almost four years ago,\u0094 Dalmut said. \u0093I knew that Fatima\u0092s brother had two very young children, and I couldn\u0092t stand the thought that they, too, would lose their father at such a young age. Nobody should have to go through that.\u0094<\/p>\n

On June 12 \u0096 10 days after agreeing to donate a kidney \u0096 she and Ryan Estorninos went into surgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.<\/p>\n

\u0093She\u0092s a great young lady,\u0094 said Ryan Estorninos, 30. \u0093You don\u0092t expect that kindness from someone who is literally a stranger. It\u0092s very selfless and kind to offer something like that. Who knows what my life would have been like if I had to go on dialysis.\u0094<\/p>\n

Estorninos and his wife Agnes have two children, 4-year-old Joey and 1-year-old Maggie. He was prepared to wait for as long as 10 or 15 years for a transplant.<\/p>\n

Because Ryan Estorninos\u0092 work in digital media is now limited to freelancing, Dalmut is
\nraising money for the family during Sunday\u0092s Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon from Mount Vernon to National Harbor, Md.<\/p>\n

It\u0092s her second attempt at the distance. A few years ago she hurt her back during training and had to postpone her goal. She\u0092s determined to finish.<\/p>\n

\u0093I\u0092m doing great,\u0094 said Dalmut. \u0093There\u0092s really not much difference in my activities since
\nthe surgery, other than I get dehydrated a little easier now.\u0094 She was off work for two weeks from her job as a paralegal in Fairfax, then worked part-time for a week before going back full-time.<\/p>\n

Estorninos said he can\u0092t begin to express his gratitude.<\/p>\n

\u0093I had been complaining about my health for several months and then out of nowhere comes this wonderful, amazing person giving me a piece of her life,\u0094 he said. \u0093It was very emotional for me and my wife.\u0094<\/p>\n

He\u0092s had setbacks.<\/p>\n

\u0093At one point my doctors were worried my body might reject the kidney,\u0094 he said. \u0093But I\u0092m leaps and bounds ahead of where I was a month ago. I know my health will never be perfect again, but I\u0092ve already crossed the biggest hurdle.\u0094<\/p>\n

Meg Dalmut said the connection between Marymount and its alumni is incredible.<\/p>\n

\u0093There is no act as selfless as the one my sister has embarked upon,\u0094 Dalmut said. \u0093She literally gave a part of herself so that another might live. I can only hope and pray that one day I am as selfless and generous as my baby sister is. The Marymount family is truly filled with saints!\u0094<\/p>\n

To support Theresa Dalmut\u0092s fundraising run, go to
\nhttps:\/\/rally.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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