Woman receives kidney from husband's mistress

Malaysian Chronicle

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 A 34-year-old Turkish woman discovered that she would die without a kidney transplant, her unlikely saviour came in the form of her husband's mistress.

Meliha Avcı's kidneys had both failed her 12 years ago, resulting in the need for dialysis three times a week, four hours per session.

During this time, her husband of 16 years, Mehmet Avcı, met another woman while accompanying his wife on a hospital trip.

After getting to know 34-year-old Ayse Imdat, Mehmet asked her to move to his mother's home, under a pretence that she was the new babysitter for the couple's son.

After his wife found out about the affair, she pleaded with her husband to marry Imdat after she died.

As Meliha's condition continued to deteriorate, Imdat made the suggestion that Meliha be saved with one of her kidneys, as the two women shared the same blood type.

Upon Imdat's insistence that she take her kidney, Meliha agreed.

"We shared a husband, and now we shared a kisney," she reportedly said.

She added that she has her husband and Imdat to thank for completely changing her life. Imdat on her part has promised to continue taking care of Meliha after the surgery.

-YourHealth, AsiaOne