While some couples stare longingly at each other over candle-lit diners for Valentine's Day, James Jones and wife Melissa Degesso-Jones can exchange loving glances from across the operating room.

In the ultimate show of love, Melissa is giving her husband a kidney from Valentine's Day.

After a long period of suffering with renal failure, James was told that he needed a kidney transplant

Melissa happened to be a perfect match.

'There wasn't any reservation, or never did I fathom the ideal I wouldn't be,' she said. 'That's the funny part. I never thought, 'Oh, what if I don't match?' I just assumed I would.'

James said that to have his wife be a suitable donor was nothing short of a miracle.

Everything matched,' he said. 'It was just a gift from God.'

The pair will go into surgery Monday where Melissa's kidney will be transplanted to James at Florida Hospital.

'Melissa is making the rest of us look bad,' said Dr. Giridhar Vedula, a multi-organ transplant surgeon. 'Most of us buy an expensive box of candy and call it a day, but this girl is just something phenomenal.'

Now the pressure's on James to find any gift that could measure up

It's one of those things where I'll continue to reciprocate this for the rest of my life, because you'll never be able to give her anything that's going to be able to match life,' he told Orlando's News 13.

For Melissa, Valentine's Day is about 'giving as much love as I have.'

It's completely from my heart. James has said things to me about it being a huge sacrifice, and I said, 'It's not; it's an investment. This is our life. It's not just your life that I'm giving, too. There can't be an 'us' without it.' So, that's what it's about.'

As if all this weren't romantic enough, guess what day the happy couple met for the first time two years ago?

Yep. Valentine's Day

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2275967/Its-giving-love-I-Wife-donates-kidney-husband-Valentines-Day.html#ixzz2KT9o3SaH

The guy dare not break her heart o, cos if he does, she will ask 4 her kidney back

masterpiecer: The guy dare not break her heart o, cos if he does, she will ask 4 her kidney back

This happened before in fact.

FXKing2012: Now this is what I call true love, not all these yeye girls running around looking for whom to buy them val gift

That's between husband and wife, not boyfriend and girlfriend!

Even some bfs and gfs still make sacrifice....where love abounds.....

True Love... Ladies, Can You see your fellow Lady.??

She dint give Boxers and Singlet

Funny

Bimfo: True Love... Ladies, Can You see your fellow Ladies.??

She dint give Boxers and Singlet

Say na boxer & singlet your lady buy for you.

I can fall in love now

Good woman, God bless her and give them life.

I'd love to believe that many women will do same for their husbands.

if Naija girl give you kidney, you don give her your brain+one lung before.

What a Senseless Woman she is?

Want a man who do same for me

Now this is what I call true love.

for all those asking the best gift to give on val bla bla,hope u ve seen the best gift? So go out dere and share one of ur kidney to those who needs it

princemolak: What a Senseless Woman she is?

what a senseless human being u are

Interesting the aura of mystery sorrund them .

FXKing2012:
what a senseless human being u are

Chairman, ah Knack you +1 like for this Comment...

Bimfo:

Chairman, ah Knack you +1 like for this Comment...

same here

Ewwwwww! Touching!

masterpiecer: The guy dare not break her heart o, cos if he does, she will ask 4 her kidney back

I don't think the man can ever try that.

princemolak: What a Senseless Woman she is?

you think everybody will be like you....selfish and senseless, not knowing d real meaning of love, only after materials you can get from another person.....smh for you.

@ post, this is real love in action, not chocolate and candy love.

God bless d woman and may the operation be successful in Jesus name.

Now.that's a real Valentine present.

greatgod2012:


you think everybody will be like you....selfish and senseless, not knowing d real meaning of love, only after materials you can get from another person.....smh for you.

@ post, this is real love in action, not chocolate and candy love.

And what are you after by the way you Are speaking?? **SMH**

See y its good to marry 4 luv n not money or beauty. Everything go just dey match for una life, kidney, lungs, happiness, even... Infact every.

freecocoa: Good woman, God bless her and give them life.

I'd love to believe that many women will do same for their husbands.

Real Woman talking Here...

Wish I could get a woman willing to give me a piece of her for love, or do I?

True still exist

FXKing2012: Now this is what I call true love, not all these yeye girls running around looking for whom to buy them val gift

Thank u my bro

Nice one....true love indeed

Bimfo:

And what are you after by the way you Are speaking?? **SMH**

are you ok?
You must be high on weed.
Kpele, since you lack simple comprehension.