12-months later and Larry Swilling can put down his sign. His wife is finally getting the kidney he promised her.
Fox Carolina reported hat the 78-year-old husband, who walked the roads of Anderson County, S.C., with a sandwich board proclaiming “Need Kidney 4 Wife,” received the stunning news that the Medical University of South Carolina found a donor.
A teary Swilling could barely contain himself in the interview. But his spouse, Jimmie Sue Swilling, summed it up best: “I knew it was going to happen because I know him. He wouldn’t have stopped until he got me one.”
Larry Swilling’s wife Jimmie Sue was born with just one kidney and after a lifetime of relying on the sole organ, she needed a kidney donation.
The Swillings captured hearts about a year ago when Larry took to the streets with his sign. Jimmie Sue had been born with one kidney, and that one was failing. No family members were a match, so Swilling concocted his seemingly far-fetched plan to get the word out. The sign and media attention got many people to come forward but provided no match.
Swilling refused to give up, citing their devotion forged by 57 years together. “I love her more now than I believe when I married her because we’re not two, we’re one,” he told CNN at the time. “We need each other.”
The couple believes their story caught the attention of the Virginia Beach, Va., donor.
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Two hearts beating as one, one wouldn’t stop ’til a kidney had come.
Russ
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