Two people who share a job at Target now share a lifetime connection.

Between folding shirts and stocking swimwear, Jeremy Meyer and Carrie Ferris formed a friendship.

“She just came on board and we started talking,” Meyer said.

The two quickly found they share more than just a job.

“We have the same birthday, 4 years apart but the day exactly,” Ferris, the Visual Merchandiser for Target, said.

They’re also both from Omaha but come from different backgrounds.

Ferris joined the Target team nearly two years ago and Meyer has worked at the store for 16-years — his first job after serving in the military.

“I was medically discharged out of the military with diabetes type 1,” Meyer said. “From there, things just started gradually going down. Past few years, my kidneys took a hit.”

On the verge of dialysis, Meyer needed a new kidney and none of his family members qualified to help.

“It was like okay, who could possibly donate for me?” Meyer said.

So he brought pamphlets into work. Ferris read through them and found yet another similarity between the two.

“I was like oh well what’s your blood type and he said A positive and I was like oh that’s mine,” Ferris said.

So Ferris filled out the forms and months of testing followed. Ferris found out in January that she could be Meyer’s donor.

“I was shocked that somebody actually stepped in like Carrie,” Meyer said.

“I feel like if the positions were reversed, I would hope someone would do it for me, so I feel like I couldn’t really ask that unless I was willing to do it,” Ferris said.

A selfless act to help save a life. A perfect match brought together by Target and fate.

“Like we were meant to find each other at some point to help him out,” Ferris said.

Leaving Meyer with a new kidney and a full heart.

“It’s a wonderful feeling to have that people care,” Meyer said.

The surgery took place on Jan. 30. Ferris is recovering well and plans to be back at work mid-Feb. Meyer said the kidney immediately worked and plans to be back at Target in March.

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