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Ed Behn wanted to change the life of someone who needed a kidney by donating one of his. His selfless act of donating a kidney to person of great need who he did not know changed the lives of four people and made UMMC's four-way kidney exchange possible. Behn, who's from just outside of Boston, explains why he choose UMMC, the care he received, what it's like to be called a hero and offers advice for others contemplating kidney donation in this interview.