Noida, Feb 16: This Valentine’s Day, love found its most powerful expression – not in roses or promises, but in the gift of life. At Fortis Hospital Noida, two extraordinary couples redefined commitment, as spouses stepped forward to donate their kidneys, giving their partners a second chance at life. These life-saving renal transplants stand as remarkable stories of courage, sacrifice and unwavering devotion, proving that love is not just spoken, but lived.
57-year-old Jaipal was first diagnosed with chronic liver disease in 2017 and underwent a successful liver transplant with his son as the donor. However, in 2020, his kidney function began deteriorating. By late 2025, he required maintenance hemodialysis. Being a post-liver transplant patient, his immunity was already compromised. Prolonged dialysis posed a serious infection risk that could have endangered his transplanted liver. With no other suitable donor in the family and survival chances declining, his wife stepped forward as a compatible donor. The surgery was particularly challenging due to his previous liver transplant, requiring meticulous surgical precision to preserve liver function while performing the renal transplant. The complex 3.5-hour surgery was successfully conducted by the team of doctors at Fortis Noida. Today, Mr. Jaipal is living a stable life, dialysis-free, under regular follow-up – thanks to his wife’s extraordinary decision.
In another act of love, 48-year-old Amit Kumar was diagnosed with hypertension in 2020 but struggled with medication compliance and intermittently opted for alternative treatments. By November 2025, he presented with dangerously high creatinine levels. Within weeks, his kidney function worsened drastically, requiring urgent dialysis. He was severely malnourished, anemic, immunocompromised, and neurologically affected due to toxin buildup. As the sole earning member of his family, thrice-weekly dialysis was both physically and financially exhausting. His elderly parents were medically unfit to donate. In a defining moment, his wife stepped forward.
After comprehensive medical evaluation, including bone marrow biopsy to assess blood cell production compromised by prolonged alternative medication use, the transplant was successfully performed by the team of doctors at the hospital. Today, both the husband and wife are living a normal, blissful life, free from dialysis.
Giving details of the cases, Dr Anuja Porwal, Director of Nephrology, Fortis Hospital Noida said, “Kidney transplantation remains the only definitive and life-restoring treatment for patients suffering from end-stage kidney disease, particularly those who are not tolerating dialysis or have additional medical complexities. Without timely transplantation, the survival chances in these patients were extremely limited. What makes these cases truly special is not just the medical success, but the extraordinary courage shown by their spouses. Living organ donation is an act of immense selflessness. This Valentine’s Day, these couples remind us that love is not just an emotion but it can be a life-saving decision.”
Mohit Singh, Zonal Director, Fortis Hospital Noida said, “These two cases highlight not only medical excellence but the profound emotional strength of families standing together in adversity. In India, women -wives, mothers, sisters form the majority of living kidney donors. This Valentine’s Day, Fortis Healthcare celebrates these couples who transformed their vows into action. Their journeys underscore a powerful message: organ donation is not just a medical decision – it is an act of unconditional love.”