In a pleasant twist for typical Facebook news, a Facebook post has helped a ten-year old girl in Minnesota to get a new kidney from a kind stranger. The girl named Vivica Loyd was sick for all her life and was born with six holes in her heart. While she was in need of a new kidney, her mother Donette Warren posted a message on Facebook to find a donor and also asked all her friends to re-post the message.

The post was seen by Cathy Olsen, a mother of three who never underwent any surgery. She decided to help the ten-year old girl, was tested and confirmed being a match. Cathy donated her kidney at University of Minnesota in November and helped Vivica get rid of the dialysis that she had been for the last three years.

“This is the best gift anyone can give,” Warren told Kare11. “It’s priceless. I can never tell Cathy thank you enough.”

This incident clearly reflects the growth of social networks like Facebook and their use in our lives. As it is difficult finding an organ donor and takes a lot of time, messages posted on these sites spread faster and prove beneficial.

Considering the rise in spam messages taking place on Facebook and other social networks, perhaps the true miracle here is that a heart-warming, life-saving message was able to be successfully and genuinely spread throughout Facebook.  It’s certainly a good holiday story to share, even beyond the popular social network.