"An Arm and a Leg" updates a popular episode from 2019 -- a story about giving.

In 1980, a young father named Denny Buehler was battling leukemia and needed to travel from Ohio to Seattle for treatment. To raise money for the trip, his friends and family organized a softball tournament.

Denny passed away a few months later, but his friends and family turned the softball tournament into a beloved tradition. For more than 40 years, they have hosted the games and sold hot dogs to raise money for other people in the area who need help with medical expenses.

In 2019, the Denny Buehler Memorial Foundation found a way to make a bigger impact, buying up old medical debt -- and erasing it. Today, its partner in the effort, now known as Undue Medical Debt, has wiped away billions in debt.

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Dan: Hey there-

We are bringing back a story we first put out five years ago. We called it "Christmas in July" because it's a story about giving.

Some things have changed since 2019 -- hi, we've had a couple big presidential elections and a pandemic. And there's been some news on our beat recently. We'll have some updates and some context to add at the end.

For now, here's the story:

In 1980, Denny Buehler was a 24 year old guy with three kids and leukemia. He needed a bone marrow transplant, and in those days, that was not available in Cincinnati, where he lived. He had to go to Seattle, with his sister, who was the donor. And his wife.

Jenny: Well I remember my dad and I'm the only one of my siblings who does.

This is Denny's oldest daughter, Jenny Spring. She was four when he went to Se ...