Altruistic or non-directed living donation rarely allows donors and recipients to meet.
Typically only letters with limited information are exchanged through the hospital but Ms Zaheer managed to track down Ms Coyle.
“Aly sent us letters and cards and she also sent a toy plane from the airline she works for so I Googled her and found her, and then followed her on Instagram,” she said.
“When we then sent cards with our names and she realised who we were, we connected with each other.”
Ms Zaheer said she really wanted to meet Ms Coyle to thank her in person.
“When I met her – I was the person who opened the door – my tears wouldn’t stop,” she said.
“I could not stop giving her a hug. Initially, it felt like I am meeting a sister, she is an angel and she is part of our family now.”
