It's a special Valentine's Day this year for a North Carolina couple after the wife donated half of her liver to her husband, saving his life.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – This Valentine’s Day was extra special for a couple in North Carolina.Donating saves lives, and last month it saved the life of Brent White after his wife Joann donated part of her liver to him.
Through the ups and downs, wins and losses, over the following months while caring for two small children, Brent White got to a place where he was healthy enough to try something new. Dr. Abhi Humar, the Chief of Transplant at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, said the problem with liver transplants is that there are not enough livers for all of the people who need a liver transplant.Brent and Joann White did the transplant at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center nearly a year after they realized something was wrong.
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