Chef Yono Purnomo is serving a traditional Indonesian lunch, but the man he’s eating with, Jacques Goulet, gave Purnomo something much greater. 

“He could come in perfect sauces and do things like that. But the hours and hours and the stress of tickets hanging and cooking, he really couldn't take that any longer," says Donna Purnomo, a retired restauranteur. 

Thanks to the power of social media, Goulet gave Purnomo a kidney that saved his life. 

“I have a second chance to live longer so I can see my grandkids growing up," says Purnomo, who told Spectrum News last November that he was praying for a living kidney donor.

According to Duke Health, the average wait time for a kidney transplant is about five years, and Purnomo didn’t have that long, so his kids put out the call for help and Goulet answered.  

“My sacrifice was, for me, was very minimal. The surgery was fast. I was in the hospital for three days. I got out. I was walking around. But the impact from that to him to be able to give him his life back was that, you know, you can't give it a second thought. ... It had to happen," Goulet said.

Purnomo had his kidney transplant in April, after about a year on dialysis. The transplant took place at New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center with the help of Donate Life New York State. Goulet originally wanted to remain anonymous, but after realizing how easy the process was, he decided to come forward publicly to raise awareness about the impact a living donor can make. 

“I think if you're willing to go under the knife for cosmetic reasons, you should take a look at going under the knife for kindness, for helpful reasons to save somebody's life," Goulet said.