Organ Donor Gives Half Of His Liver, Marries Woman Whose Life He Saved

A U.S. organ donor gave half of his liver to a complete stranger. While he knew it would be a life-changing experience, he did not think he would eventually marry the woman whose life he saved.

 From Donating Half of his liver to falling in love. This tale is special. Heather Krueger from Illinois, US got married to Chris Dempsey, who donated half of his liver to Krueger last year. Chris, a former Marine donated his liver to a stranger, Heather, who had been diagnosed with stage 4 liver disease. The two fell in love during the two-month recovery process that followed the surgeries and now are happily MARRIED Today! #happilymarried #humanity #prevails #tntepisodes #daily

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The love story of Christopher Dempsey and Heather Krueger started with an overheard conversation in a break room in the former's workplace. According to Mirror, the former marine, 38, heard a co-worker talking about his cousin who needed a liver transplant. He thought he would want someone to help him or his family in that situation, so he had himself tested.

Krueger, now 27, was suffering from a stage four liver disease for two years already. Her doctors told her she only had 50 percent chance of living for another two months without undergoing liver transplant. According to BBC, finding an organ donor is a difficult task, given there were 119,000 people on the transplant waiting lists.

After learning he was a match for Krueger, Dempsey called her to deliver the good news. That was the first time they spoke. Soon after, they met for the first time. They spent a considerable amount of time together. They looked for donations and Dempsey's motorcycle club raised funds. He said he thought Krueger was a nice girl and somebody he would like to know more.

The two were already going out on dates before undergoing the surgery at the University Of Illinois Hospital, but only made things official afterwards. Although nervous, Dempsey did not change his mind about being an organ donor. He felt good thinking Krueger was going to be okay.

Eight months after the surgery, the proposal came. A few more months and the couple became Mr. and Mrs. Dempsey. According to Mr. Dempsey, the whole thing was emotional especially for the bride and her family. As of writing, Ms. Krueger turned Mrs. Dempsey is a student and is in good health.