Susan Alexander (33), of Glenrothes, was gravely ill and had her life on hold as she waited for a donor when Sheila Filsell(56) decided to go under the knife to save her daughter.
Having stopped work and postponed her wedding as she waited for the transplant, Mrs Alexander was married to Grant (34) last month and has started shifts as a locum. She is now calling for more people to sign up to the Organ Donor Register and give others like herself a future.
Dr Alexander said: ''You are more likely to need a transplant than become a donor and although most people would be happy to donate their organs, a lot of them don't get around to registering or telling their family their wishes.''
She was only the second person in Scotland to have a liver transplant from another living person. The procedure carried risks for both mother and daughter.
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