Warning: this story might make you a little weepy if you are cough slightly hungover at your desk (Thursday is the new hungover Friday, amirite?). But it will also probably move you because it’s a bloody heartwarming story about a woman doing the ultimate good deed for her girlfriend.
Lori Interlicchio met her current girlfriend Alana Duran on Tinder, and they’ve been dating for two months. Alana is also deeply in need of a kidney donor, after being diagnosed with lupus at the age of 12. So Lori decided to surprise Alana with a box of Star Wars memoribilia, some sweet treats, and a card with ‘It’s a match’ on it – meaning as Lori and Alana are blood-type matches, Lori could donate her kidney to her.
Lori filmed the moving moment, and Alana shared the video on her Facebook page.
As most of you know I was diagnosed with Lupus at the age of 12. Lupus is an autoimmune disease where my body’s immune system is overactive and it starts to attack different parts of my body; thinking that my body is a foreign invader. In my case my Lupus was very active when I was younger resulting in a hip replacement, going into congestive heart failure, getting a pacemaker implanted, going into kidney failure and ultimately going on dialysis. I’ve been waiting patiently for a kidney since 2011. It’s been 4 years and no luck yet UNTIL a little while back my wonderfully amazing girlfriend Lori Interlicchio went and got tested to see if she was a match to donate a kidney to me. It turns out she is! Who knew that when we both swiped right on Tinder that day, that we would be more than just girlfriends but that she would be my kidney donor! It’s so funny how things work out. Both of us going into this relationship not expecting anything out of the ordinary. It’s just so amazing to me that she was willing to get tested and now she’s super excited to donate one of her kidneys to me. Lori, I love you so much and I’m so excited that we get to do this together. You’re the absolute best.WATCH TILL THE VERY END! :)
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on Friday, November 20, 2015
Lori told Buzzfeed News she decided to get tested when she found out Alana needed a kidney, but wanted to surprise her with the news in a special way.
‘A few dates (after meeting) we were talking about how long it takes to get a kidney in New York, and I learned we shared a blood type and decided to get tested,’ she said. ‘We didn’t actually start “officially dating” until she was helping me fill out my donor history information to get tested. I got embarrassed because she saw that I put “girlfriend” as my relationship to the recipient, but she happily agreed to be my girlfriend.’
The couple are now planning to schedule surgery for February 2016.
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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.