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Abbotsford Police Inspector To Donate Kidney To Fellow Officer

The Canadian Press, 12 Jan, 2015 01:19 PM
    ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — A police officer in British Columbia is getting far more than guidance and advice from one of his supervisors.
     
    Det. Roy McBeth of the Abbotsford Police Department is slated to receive a kidney from fellow officer Insp. Kevin Wright on Wednesday.
     
    McBeth says he was overwhelmed when Wright offered to be a donor after learning of his colleague's challenges with a degenerative kidney disease.
     
    The 44-year-old detective was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease as a child, a condition which runs in his family.
     
    The pair have worked together since McBeth joined the Fraser Valley force in 2004.
     
    After their recovery, the two men plan on running a half-marathon relay together in Penticton, B.C., in August to raise awareness about the Living Organ Program.

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