Guest guest Posted January 1, 2002 Report Share Posted January 1, 2002 A VERY TOUCHING STORY......I AM SO GLAD ANOTHER LIFE HAS BEEN SAVED!!!! I HOPE THERE ARE MANY, MANY MORE DONORS FOR THE YEARS TO COME!!! WHAT THEY CAN DO WITH MODERN TECHNOLOGY TODAY, JUST ASTONISHES ME TO NO END!!!!! TAKE CARE, BERT. **HAPPY**HOLIDAYS** **AND WARM HUGS** Bert. Cool article Lia! I am really happy for you! debby [ ] Living donor story > > > This newstory was on my local news (Chicago NBC > affiliate) last night. The fulltext is listed below: > > [http://www.nbc5.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=Future Tense/Apps/Xcelerate/View & c=NBCArticle & cid=NBCZ0E0I5VC & p=NBCL7JZRB8C & live=tr ue & tnb=NBCQO3H0XIC & bnb=Variables.Member3] > > -Lia > (AIH 10/00) > > Liver transplant > > > by Dr. Deanna Lites > December 25, 2001 - > > > A few weeks ago a Glendale Heights couple didn't know > if there would be anything to celebrate this > Christmas. But as it turns out, they received the most > special gift of all, the gift of life. > Jeff Southwell suffers from liver disease and a couple > of months ago, doctors told him things were not > looking good. > > With a shortage of organs, there was no liver > available and Jeff's health continued to deteriorate. > Then doctors had another suggestion. > > Northwestern Memorial Hospital is one of only a > handful of centers around the country that perform > adult-to-adult living donor liver transplants. To > match the donor, the recipient needs to have a > compatible blood type. > > Fortunately for Jeff they found someone who did; his > best friend and wife, Kathy. > > " I said, 'Test me.' I've got to be the match. I've got > to save his life. He's my whole life, " Kathy said. > > Jeff and Kathy have been married 11 and a half years > and said they never forgot their wedding vows, > especially the part that mentions in sickness and in > health. > > So six weeks ago, Kathy donated part of her liver to > Jeff. His health started to improve right away. > > " Everyday I look at him and see him coming back to > life and getting better, " Kathy said. > > Doctors said the prognosis is good for Jeff. > > " I don't think I could thank her enough for what she's > done for me, " Jeff said. > > Seeing Jeff healthy is enough for Kathy and the couple > now looks forward to a happy and healthy future together. > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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