WXYZ Action News | Smita Kalokhe
(WXYZ) - Chester Szuber’s daughter saved six lives immediately after she died, including his, when she donated her organs.
By the early 1990’s, Szuber had undergone three heart bypass surgeries, during the last one he had a massive heart attack on the operating table.
His wife constantly worried she would be a young widow. “I never thought he’d see our 25th wedding anniversary,” said Jeanne Szuber.
Today, Jeanne and Chester have shared more than 55 years together. But the gift that gave them life also shattered their worlds.
The couple’s daughter, Patti Szuber, was critically injured in a car accident in August 1994. After determining that Patti’s injuries would be fatal, the doctor approached Chester about receiving her heart. Chester had been on the heart transplant waiting list for nearly four years. “When they offered me Patti’s heart, I couldn’t say ‘no’ fast enough,” remembered Chester in a recent conversation with Action News. “It was something we never thought about. A million things went through my mind. Is this right? Is this ethical? Is this a selfish move?”
Read more: http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/health/daughters-gift-of-life-for-her-father#ixzz1tHp2r0i7
By the early 1990’s, Szuber had undergone three heart bypass surgeries, during the last one he had a massive heart attack on the operating table.
His wife constantly worried she would be a young widow. “I never thought he’d see our 25th wedding anniversary,” said Jeanne Szuber.
Today, Jeanne and Chester have shared more than 55 years together. But the gift that gave them life also shattered their worlds.
The couple’s daughter, Patti Szuber, was critically injured in a car accident in August 1994. After determining that Patti’s injuries would be fatal, the doctor approached Chester about receiving her heart. Chester had been on the heart transplant waiting list for nearly four years. “When they offered me Patti’s heart, I couldn’t say ‘no’ fast enough,” remembered Chester in a recent conversation with Action News. “It was something we never thought about. A million things went through my mind. Is this right? Is this ethical? Is this a selfish move?”
Read more: http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/health/daughters-gift-of-life-for-her-father#ixzz1tHp2r0i7
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