MANHASSET, NY (WCBS 880) – As part of a three-way kidney exchange at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, former Mr. Universe Steve Michalik got a new chance at living.
WCBS 880 Long Island Bureau Chief Mike Xirinachs In Manhasset
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Steve Michalik as Mr. Universe 1975 (credit: Mike Xirinachs / WCBS 880)
Now, he knows he received his life-saving organ from Katrina Petway of Baldwin.
There was some good-natured gratitude at their first meeting.
“[I’ve got these] up emotions and these down emotions. I’ve been crying and I’ve been laughing. I’ve been yelling and… I’m wondering, ‘Now I know. I got a female kidney!’ of course!” he Michalik.
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“That makes you part Mr. Universe,” Michalik said.
All the donors and recipients met for the first time on Wednesday.
MORE NEWS: 7 Hurt, Including 2 Children, After Car Slams Into Outdoor Dining Structure In MidtownThe former Mr. Universe added, “thanks for my new lease on life.”
