Donnie Wahlberg from New Kids on the Block uses Twitter to find a new kidney for sick fan

[Amerigo Vespucci]

New Kid on the Block Finds New Kidney for Fan

4/26/2011 9:30 AM PDT by TMZ Staff



It's official ... Twitter saves lives -- in fact, Donnie Wahlberg from New Kids on the Block was able to help find a NEW KIDNEY for an extremely sick fan ... using nothing but the social networking site.

It all started with a tweet from the fan's best friend who was trying to raise awareness about the girl's dire situation -- one of her kidneys was failing ... fast.

Donnie retweeted the link to his 183,000 followers, asking for help ... prompting a barrage of phone calls to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where the girl -- named Bobbette Miller -- was being treated.

According to the Boston Herald, the calls yielded SIX matches -- and Bobbette is now scheduled for a transplant in June.

http://www.tmz.com/2011/04/26/new-kids-on-the-block-donnie-wahlberg-fan-twitter-new-kidney/

[Exultant Democracy]

1. The New Kid got her a new kidney... top notch. I continute to be impressed with the Wahlbergs

[hlthe2b]

3. Funny though, that despite his fairly impressive acting career...

it seems as though he'll always be first and foremost a member of a boys band. Both Wahlbergs are highly talented and apparently decent guys.

[Exultant Democracy]

4. His little bro donated his entire salary from Planet of the Apes to the Boys and Girls club.

After that I was sold.

[ThatPoetGuy]

2. This is terrific.

Great use of celebrity, great use of social media. Too bad it's posted in the entertainment forum, where I can't click to recommend it.

[Catherine Vincent]

5. It's great that she'll get a kidney transplant

But I'm confused. If one of her kidneys are failing, the other one should work just as well as both. It's the reason why people can donate one of their kidneys. Both of her kidneys must not be doing very well to require a transplant. But of course this is TMZ, so they probably got some of their facts wrong.