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Husband To Give Wife Kidney For Wedding Anniversary by akprosperblog(m): 7:19am On Jan 17, 2017
Cindy Chafian has polycystic kidney disease

Transplant surgery will be day before wedding anniversary

Traditionally china is the perfect gift to give for a 20th wedding anniversary. But A Virginia man is about to give his wife something much better for their big milestone -- his kidney.
Scott Chafian's wife Cindy suffers from polycystic kidney disease and has been on dialysis for almost two years.
She's endured multiple surgeries and has gotten progressively sicker. That's been tough for Scott Chafian to witness.

"It's devastating," he told CNN affiliate WTKR "it was just a feeling of helplessness."

So he decided to do something about it. He told his wife he wanted to give her his kidney. He had offered up his kidney six years ago, but she wouldn't take it. Then her health took a turn for the worst last year.

"I hit kind of rock bottom, and I looked at him and I said okay, I'm ready," said Cindy Chafian.
The transplant surgery will be on January 24 -- the day before their 20th anniversary.

"He called me and he told me that everything was a go. He gave me a date and that was the first time I allowed myself any emotion and I actually cried," she said.

Now the family is busy raising funds, not just for the surgery but also for the recovery. The couple will be not be able to work while they recover, so they've set up a GoFundMe page to help defray costs.

Cindy Chafian couldn't be happier with the gift -- a chance at a better life -- that she's about to receive from her husband.

"To know that he's kind of giving me that ability is even more of an amazing gift. He powers me in so many ways ... he is literally going to give me life. So it's an amazing gift."

Source: www.cnn.com/2017/01/16/health/anniversary-kidney-trnd/index.html
Re: Husband To Give Wife Kidney For Wedding Anniversary by Nobody: 7:21am On Jan 17, 2017
hmmmm
Re: Husband To Give Wife Kidney For Wedding Anniversary by akprosperblog(m): 7:22am On Jan 17, 2017
Cindy Chafian and Scott Chafian

Re: Husband To Give Wife Kidney For Wedding Anniversary by akprosperblog(m): 7:23am On Jan 17, 2017
Scott and Cindy Chafian on their wedding day

Re: Husband To Give Wife Kidney For Wedding Anniversary by Nobody: 7:41am On Jan 17, 2017
Good for them
Re: Husband To Give Wife Kidney For Wedding Anniversary by doctimonyeka(m): 7:46am On Jan 17, 2017
This is what true love is all about.....

God will heal you great family....
Re: Husband To Give Wife Kidney For Wedding Anniversary by haykinzz(m): 8:31am On Jan 17, 2017
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