Lily Woo: 9/11 hero and former NYC P.S. 130 school principal in need of lifesaving kidney [Video]

CHINATOWN, Manhattan (WABC) — One of the unsung heroes during 9/11 is now in need of her own savior.

73-year-old Lily Woo is in dire need of a kidney.

The former school principal has gone through dialysis for years until last May, when she received a kidney from someone who passed away. That kidney is now failing, and she needs another one.

Woo has been an educator for 45 years. She spent 25 years of her career as the principal of P.S. 130, where they have a bumper sticker up to try and help her get a kidney.

Many in the school community remember Woo for being a hero on 9/11.

Woo stayed overnight at her Lower Manhattan elementary school for three days after the attacks to help students whose parents could not pick them up.

Current Principal Renny Fong says Woo would not leave the children, instead taking care of them when the …