One woman became extremely emotional while meeting her husband’s kidney donor for the first time, and it’s a beautiful reminder of the hope that organ transplants can offer patients and their families. When this wife and mother was on the brink of losing the love of her life, a hero stepped in with the life-saving offer of his own kidney. Before the surgery, the couple got the chance to meet the young man who was about to give them back their future. Everyone in the room was moved by the encounter, but the patient’s wife seemed especially so.
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After the kidney donor finished meeting his recipient, he turned to the man’s spouse. She gave him a big hug, and her words to him were truly heart-wrenching.
Watch the moment this kidney donor got to meet the patient.
“Thank you so much,” she said, still embracing him. “You have no idea the gift you gave us. We have a 15-year-old at home and you gave us so much more time.”
Upon meeting the patient and hearing his wife’s fervent thanks, the kidney donor was visibly touched. He shared a video of this incredible moment on social media. In his caption, he reiterated how much the interaction meant to him.
“I realized my recipient had a wife and a daughter and it really hit me,” he wrote.
Commenters were also struck by this couple’s gratitude. It was clear that the young kidney donor was truly going to change their lives!
“When she mentioned the daughter at home I lost it,” said one user. “You just made it possible for him to walk her down the aisle, to know his grandbabies, the gifts you’ve given are unmeasurable.”
It’s amazing to see what an incredible difference this kidney donor made in this family’s life!
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