Kicker: Saved by a kidney

MARY REICHARD, HOST: It’s not every day a kidney transplant turns into a love story. But for Mark Maggio of Virginia, it did.

Back in 1988, Mark received his first kidney transplant. It saved his life. And introduced him to his transplant nurse Anna Marie. She’d donated her kidney to her father before Mark became her patient.

One thing led to another: dinner, dating, marriage, three daughters.

Well, fast forward 36 years, and Mark needs another kidney transplant. And guess what? One of their daughters is the perfect match for dear old dad.

A kidney gave Mark Maggio life, twice.

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: And love for a lifetime.

REICHARD: It’s The World and Everything in It.

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