A desperate mom who posted an appeal for a kidney donor in the rear window of her car has found a donor after a stranger saw the message and offered to help . Christine Royles was 23 when she learned she had two autoimmune diseases , lupus and ANCA vasculitis , leading to kidney failure , the Portland Press Herald reported . The South Portland woman went on the national waiting to find a donor , but chose to go a different route , according to the newspaper . Plea : Royles wrote this message on the back of her car looking for for assistance . Needing help : Christine Royles , seen left with her fiance Dominick Morrilly and right with her son Talan , scribbled a want ad for a kidney on her back windshield after going on the national waiting list for a donor . The Portland Press Herald reported that Royles painted an appeal for a donor on the rear window of her car , along with a phone number . The message read 'Looking for someone 2 donate me their kidney ! Must have type O blood : ) ( you only need one kidney . ) ' Josh Dall-Leighton , 30 , saw the message on a trip to the Maine Mall with his family , according to the newspaper . The father-of-three , who works as a corrections officer , called . He told the Portland Press Herald ' I just looked at my wife and said , `` I have to try . '' I think it was the fact that I have three kids of my own , and that really resonated with me . 'If ( my wife ) needed a kidney and I could n't provide for her , I would hope that somebody else would kind of step up and help her out . ' Meeting for the first time : Christine Royles and Talan met Josh Dall-Leighton and his son Christopher last Tuesday . Treatment : Royles posted a photograph to Facebook showing her two-month dialysis supply . She reportedly spends 10 hours on a dialysis machine when she gets home from work . The Windham stranger has been classified as a potential match and the surgery is set for May , according to the newspaper . Royles , 24 , told the Portland Press Herald : 'The fact that someone with a young family is going to take time off work to help some random person is unbelievable to me . ' The newspaper reported that Royles spends 10 hours on a dialysis machine upon returning from her Applebee 's job . WGME reported that the South Portland Applebee 's will host a fundraising pancake breakfast on behalf of Dall-Leighton next month . A GoFundMe page is also seeking donations . The GoFundMe page says 'Two of his sons are twins that were born at 29 weeks in 2014 . They need a lot of care and have special needs . ' Royles explained to WGME 'He 's going to be out of work for a month or maybe two months , so I just wanted to make sure he has a bit of money for his family . ' Family : Ashley Dall-Leighton and her husband Josh-Dall Leighton are seen with two of their three sons , Christopher and Mason . Embrace : Josh Dall-Leighton , Christine Royles , and young Christopher are seen together .
Christine Royles was 23 when she learned she had lupus and The Portland Press Herald vasculitis , leading to kidney failure . The South Portland woman went on the national waiting to find a kidney donor , but chose to go a different route . Royles painted an appeal for a donor on the rear window of her car , along with a phone number . Josh Dall-Leighton , 30 , saw the message on a trip to the Maine Mall with his family and called . The Windham stranger has been classified as a potential match and the surgery is set for May .