Long Island brain tumor survivor donating kidney to co-worker's husband
293 views · Published 29 November 2018 · 2:05 · Indexed 14 October 2026
Channel: Eyewitness News ABC7NY · 2018 · News & Politics
For the past 20 years, Kristine Gawlowski, of Shirley, has been battling benign brain tumors. She's undergone seven reconstructive surgeries, and at one point, she had brain swelling and had to be fed through a feeding tube for 11 months. "I often told my mom that there has to be a reason that God kept me alive, that I've survived that I'm still here," the mother of four said. "There has to be a purpose." Gawlowski may have found her reason. Kristin Thorne has more: https://7ny.tv/2E5EFl6 Check out more Eyewitness News - http://7ny.tv/2suJHTd OUR SOCIAL MEDIA – FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/ABC7NY/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/abc7ny INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/abc7ny/ SNAP: abc7ny PODCASTS: http://abc7ny.com/podcasts/ NEW HERE? – Hi! We’re abc7NY, also known as Channel 7 on TV, home to Eyewitness News, New York’s Number 1 news. We hope you love us on YouTube as much as you do on television! NEW TIPS: Online: http://abc7ny.com/submit-a-news-tip/2599968/ Phone: 917-260-7700 Email: [email protected]