HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania: Fernando Moreno has been on dialysis for about two years, enduring an "unbearable” wait for a new kidney to save his life. His limited world of social contacts has meant that his hopes have hinged on inching up the national waiting list for a transplant.
That was until earlier this year, when the Philadelphia hospital where he receives treatment connected him with a promising pilot project that has paired him with "angel advocates” – Good Samaritan strangers scattered around the country who leverage their own social media contacts to share his story.
