RETRO FIND: Valentine’s Day surgery proved this couple was a perfect match
This couple skipped the box of chocolate and went straight to organ donation.
Updated: 8:40 AM CST Feb 13, 2025
It was Valentine's Eve we first met Randy and Macy List. Doctors had confirmed with *** couple new for 30 years. They were *** perfect match. Randy needed *** kidney. Macy was the only one in the family who could give it to him. It just so happened doctors set the surgery for Valentine's Day. I didn't ever think when we got married that we'd end up. But uh It means *** whole lot to got me off of those needles and all that dialysis. Randy is now free of the needles, free of the list of foods he can't eat, and most importantly, they're both free of the worry. It's just *** lot of stress that's gone, Macy says. Randy has all the color back in his face, *** color that was gray weeks after the surgery. I feel really good. I got more energy and Brandy says his doctors here at Methodist Medical Center told him this kidney should last about the next 15 years, and after that he'll have to go on the transplant waiting list again. They say it depends on how well you take care of yourself. *** lot of it has to do with how long the kidney lasts, as they've done for years, the lists are taking care of each other. Randy is exercising more. Macy is back to work despite being nauseous for weeks and losing 15 pounds. Oh yeah, yeah, I'd do it again. Yeah, in *** heartbeat. 6 weeks in and the match is proving it really is perfect. It's just amazing. What you know how much better you feel. Emily Givens vlog News Channel 8, Iowa's news leader.
RETRO FIND: Valentine’s Day surgery proved this couple was a perfect match
This couple skipped the box of chocolate and went straight to organ donation.
Updated: 8:40 AM CST Feb 13, 2025
Did you know that along with Valentine’s Day, February 14 is also National Donor Day?In sickness and in health meant something different to this couple in 2006. Randy Liste needed a kidney transplant. Joining the donor list was a gamble at best, so they tested everyone in his family.His wife Macy proved what they already knew. They were a perfect match.The surgery was scheduled for Valentine's Day and was a success. Macy said she would “do it again in a heartbeat.” Watch the video above to see Macy and Randy's full story about being a perfect match. Make sure to check out other finds from the archive below.
Did you know that along with Valentine’s Day, February 14 is also National Donor Day?
In sickness and in health meant something different to this couple in 2006. Randy Liste needed a kidney transplant. Joining the donor list was a gamble at best, so they tested everyone in his family.
His wife Macy proved what they already knew. They were a perfect match.
The surgery was scheduled for Valentine's Day and was a success.
Macy said she would “do it again in a heartbeat.”
Watch the video above to see Macy and Randy's full story about being a perfect match.
Make sure to check out other finds from the archive below.