http://www.coolum-news.com.au/story/2011/12/08/perfect-match-in-every-sense-organ-kidney-donation/Perfect match in every sense
Jennie Dell
EAST Ballina couple John and Shirley Leon are compatible enough to have been married for 49 years.
But the best news was their kidneys were compatible too.
So when John, at 64, had reached what is scarily called "end stage" of kidney disease, meaning he would have to go on a dialysis machine to help his kidneys keep his blood clear of impurities, Shirley offered to donate one of her kidneys to her husband.
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