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While Garcelli and Glover reunited, 22-year-old Carter Garcelli was still at home on dialysis waiting anxiously for a match.

\"Because I had gotten so used to not feeling that well, I didn't notice how bad I felt,\" Carter Garcelli told ABC News.

In February, Carter Garcelli received a new kidney from an anonymous donor.

\"I feel great. I'm able to go out and do stuff again. Like, I feel so much better,\" he said after the transplant.

Growing up, Carter Garcelli said he always looked up to his older brother, and now he is forever grateful for what Clay Garcelli did to help him get a fresh start in life.

\"There's not enough I can do to thank him for what he's done for me,\" he said. \"What he did truly did save my life, and I can't thank him enough for it.\"

Glover also expressed her gratitude to the two brothers.

\"Words can't express how grateful I am for Clay and his brother,\" she said. \"They started this whole process. I just thank you so much from the bottom of my heart, appreciation is not enough.\"

Just days after receiving her transplant, Glover shared that her granddaughter was born at the same hospital, telling \"GMA\" that she is having a great year.

As for what others could take away from the story, Dr. Jeffrey Veale, who performed the transplant, said that the gift of organ donation is color blind, adding that organs are not black or white, \"a kidney is pink.\"

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