heather krueger/enga ged to liver donor 1:19--my whole liver came out and i received 55 percent of his --1:24 heather was diagnosed with stage-4 liver disease in her health continued to deteriorate.. and january suggested she look for a living donor. chris, who works for the village of frankfort.. overheard a co-worker who was heather's cousin.. talking about her situation. the ex-marine hadn't met heather. liver just put myself in that position and said i would really want someone to help me --2:33 chris got tested and called heather with the results. it was the first time they talked. 4:39--he's like, i'm a match, i'm your donor. let's do this. i'm like, what? --4:44 the surgery was scheduled a couple of months later in march.. but already the sparks were flying. after a grueling procedure and a week of recovery in the i-c-u... they knew what they had was real. 6:12--getting through this sticking with me through that and then after we get out, wanted to make it official --6:18 but to: 6:29--just there, i knew he was special --6:31 chris had some initial complications after the surger

"script: heather krueger and chris dempsey fell in love while facing a life or death situation. in fact, it's what brought them together. heather krueger/engaged to liver donor 1:19--my whole liver came out and i received 55 percent of his --1:24 heather was diagnosed with stage-4 liver disease in the summer of 20-14. her health continued to deteriorate.. and january of last year, her doctor suggested she look for a living donor. chris, who works for the village of frankfort.. overheard a co-worker who was heather's cousin.. talking about her situation. the ex-marine decided to help.. even though he hadn't met heather. chris dempsey/donated partial liver 2:28--when i heard about it, i just put myself in that position and said i would really want someone to help me --2:33 chris got tested and called heather with the results. (sot-krueger) 4:39--he's like, i'm a match, i'm your donor. let's do this. i'm like, what? --4:44 the surgery was scheduled a couple of months later in march.. but already the sparks were flying. after a grueling procedure and a week of recovery in the i-c- u

. >> reporter: the story begins with heather krueger a nursing assistant outside chicago who needed emergency help herself. her liver was failing. >> i was lucky to find someone who was selfless and put himself out there for me. >> reporter: because that is man but went for tests to see if he was a match. >> if i was in that situation, i would want somebody to help my family. i got in touch with the hospital and then started going through the testing to see if i was a match. >> reporter: he was and he remembers calling heather the first time they talked. >> i called her on the phone and i said hey, i'm a match. let's do this. let's get it done. >> reporter: spoken like a true marine and soon donating part of his liver. heather and chris in the hospital. he was helping a perfect stranger but they would become fast friends. >> you're laughing together through the whole thing making fun of each other how we looked. we were there for each other. >> reporter: months in recovery hospital for this horse carriage. >> he had a horse and carriage ride planned. he got down on one knee. told me he had a

. >> reporter: the story begins with heather krueger a nursing assistant outside chicago who needed emergencyherself. her liver was failing. >> i was lucky to find someone who was selfless and put himself out there for me. >> reporter: because that is man next to her had never met her but went for tests to see if he was a match. >> if i was in that situation, i would want somebody to help my family. i got in touch with the hospital and then started going through the testing to see if i was a match. >> reporter: he was and he remembers calling heather the first time they talked. >> i called her on the phone and i said hey, i'm a match. let's do this. let's get it done. >> reporter: spoken like a true marine and soon donating part of his liver. heather and chris in the hospital. he was helping a perfect stranger but they would become fast friends. >> you're laughing together through the whole thing making fun of each other how we looked. we were there for each other. >> reporter: months in recovery and just weeks ago, trading the hospital for this horse carriage. >> he had a horse and carriage

the story begins with heather krueger, a nursing assistant outside chicago who needed emergency help herself. her liver was failing. >> i was just lucky enough to find someone that was selfless and put himself out there for me. >> reporter: because that man next to her, a former marine, heard about her at work. he'd never met her. but went for tests to see if he was a match. >> if i was in that situation, i would want somebody to help my family. i got in touch with the hospital and i started going through the and he remembers calling heather the first time they talked. >> i called her on the phone, i said, hey, you know, i'm a match, let's do this. let's get it done. >> reporter: spoken like a true marine. and soon, donating part of his liver. heather and chris in the hospital. he was helping a perfect stranger, but they would become fast friends. >> laughing together through the whole thing, making fun of each other, how we looked and -- we were there for each other. >> reporter: months in recovery. and just weeks ago, trading the hospital for this horse carriage. >> he had a horse

heather krueger's glowing smile... did a good job masking the pain caused by her failing liver. " desperate for a living donor... heather's family spread the word. a medical hail mary... that landed in the break room... of her cousin's workplace... where chris dempsey overhead a conversation... and decided he could help. "i know it's a scary thing to go through, but it's one world to be able to help somebody like that." "and i couldn't believe, you know, i just said, 'thank you,.' like what do you say to someone that just is saving your life? " the transplant took place on march 16th, 2015. chris gave heather 55 percent of his liver... and shortly after that... all of his heart. "after we got out of the hospital, we kind of made it official that she was gonna be my girlfriend, so." turns out... sometime between the first time they met... and the surgery... chris and heather discovered they were a match... in more ways than one. "just everything was about me and he was so concerned about me, and i'm like, wow, i just met

heather krueger's glowing cmile... did a good job masking the pain caused by her ats) (family hugging) desperate ff a living donor... heather's family spread the word. a medical hail mary... of her cousin's workplace... where chris dempsey overhead a conversation... and decided he could help. (chris sot) "i know it's a scary thing to go through, but it's one of the greatest feelings in the world to be able to help juju said, 'thhk you,.' like what do you say to someone that just is saving your life? (laughs)" the transplant took place on march 16th, 2015. chris gave heather 55 percent of his liver... and shortly ter that... all of his heart. (chris sot) "after we got out of the hospital, we kind of made it official that she was gonna be my girlfiend, so." turns out... sometime between the first time they met... and the surgery... chris and heather discovered they were a match... in more ways than one. (h(hather sot) "just evevrything was about me and he was so concerned about me, and i'm like, wow, i just met him. (laug

in fact, as joe fryer tells heather krueger's glowing smile... did a good job masking the pain caused by her (nats) (family hugging) desperate for a living donor... heather's family spread the word. a medical hail mary... that ldnded in the break room... of her cousin's where chris dempsey overhead a conversation... and decided he could help. (chris sot) "i know it's a scary thing to go through, but it's one of the greatest feelings in the world to be able to help just said, 'thank you,.' like what do you say to someone that jst is savingyour life? (laughs)" the transplant took plaa on march 11h, 2015. chris gave heather 55 percent of his liver... and shortly after that... all of his heart. (chris sot) she was gonna be my girlfriend, so." turns out... sometime between the first time they met... and the surgery... chris and heather discovered they were a match... in more ways than one. (heather sot) "just erything was about me and he was so concerned about me, and i'm like, wow, i just met thinking, wow, this could work (laughs)" so last month... c

heather krueger was diagnosed chris offered to help heather though he had never seen her. >> i put myself in that position, said i would really want somebody to help me. >> i'm a match. he's like i'm your donor, let's do this. i was like what. sticking with me through that, and you know, right after we get out, wanted to make it official. just there i knew he was just special. >> oh, yeah, we're talking a match in more ways than one. chris and heather are engaged. they plan to tie the knot in october. heather is taking antirejection drugs but says she feels great. both of their lives are much fuller, and the liver by the way, is regenerated, so she's doing great. >> another reason to become an organ donor. >> absolutely. >>> caught on camera, some unwanted visitors. raccoons. we're going to show them to you, and the struggle to get them out of a restaurant in our area. again, what meet the moore's! we're the moore family, and we're always looking for ways to enjoy more. so we called time warner cable and got even more than we expected. call now to get more. more speed. like, 300 meg. more

heather krueger of illinois was diagnosed with stage 4 liver disease in the summer of 2014. last year, her doctor suggested she start searching for a living donor. chris dempsey overheard a co-worker talking about a friend who needed a liver and he decided to help out, even though he had not met her. >> when i heard about it, i put myself in that position and said , i would want someone to help me. >> he's like, "i'm a match, i'm your donor. let's do this." and i'm like, what? eric: the two say sparks were already flying when they had the surgery. a week in the icu that followed only made it more evident. the two now plan to marry in october. how cool is that? shaina: made in hospital heaven. in texas, a grandmother gave birth to her own grandchild. 54-year-old tracey thompson daughter, who had suffered three miscarriages. thompson says being pregnant with her granddaughter, kelcey was not so easy, but she's glad she did it. >> the second trimester was great. the first and third were really tough. >> my lovely mom offered to give me the greatest gift of my life. >> when you

he worked with heather to take action when hearing that krueger would die without a transplant. by the time the procedure was over and they recovered, both knew they had found a perfect match. >> getting through, sticking with me through that, and right after we get out wanting to make it official. i knew it was special. >> julie: oh, congratulations to them. dempsey proposed last month and the pair plans to get marry the pair plans to get married in october. >>> a woman in texas has given birth to her granddaughter. the 53-year-old woman agreed to be the surrogate for her daughter and son-in-law. her daughter had struggled for years to have a baby, and her mom stepped in. >> my lovely mom offered to give me the greatest gift i could ever have in my life. >> and a miracle happened and god blessed over us. >> daniel: it wasn't that easy because the grandmother was high risk. she had to under go a number of complicated medical procedures to be able to carry a child once again. 9 months later kelsey was born healthy. >>> we continue to follow breaking news this morning. philadelphi

krueger/engaged to 1:19--my whole liver came out and i received 55 percent of his --1:24 heather was diagnosed with stage-4 liver disease in the summer of 20-14. her health continued january of last year, her doctor suggested donor. the village of a co-worker who was heather's cousin.. situation. the ex-marine decided to help.. even though he hadn't met heather. chris dempsey/donated partial liver 2:28--when i heard about it, i just put myself in that position and said i would really want someone to help me --2:33 chris got tested and called heather with the results. it was the first time they talked. (sot-krueger) 4:39--he's like, i'm a match, i'm your donor. let's do this. i'm like, what? --4:44 the surgery was but already the sparks were flying. after a grueling procedure and a week of recovery in the i-c- u... they knew what they had was real. (sot-krueger) 6:12--getting through this sticking with me through that and then after we get out, wanted to make it official --6:18 but to: 6:29--just there, i knew he was special --6:31 (track 5) chris had some initial complications after

heather krueger of illinois was diagnosed with stage 4 liver disease in the summer of 2014. last year, her doctor suggested she start searching for a living donor. chris dempsey overheard a co-worker talking about a friend who needed a liver and he decided to help out, even though