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Woman donates kidney to husband; the couple was found to be a "one in 22 million" match

In the rarest of rare events, a 49-year-old woman gave one of her kidneys to her ailing husband (51). UK's Donna Creed donated the organ to her husband Darren Creed who was suffering from polycystic kidney disease, BBC reported. The transplant happened in July.

As per the media report, the husband had been battling renal conditions for the last 12 years; until his kidney functioning fell to 19% only, the family started looking for a donor. Even though many members of his family tested, his wife's kidney was found to be a good match.

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