Texas Man Gets Married in the Hospital after Kidney Transplant

BeforeTonyreceivedhiskidney,hehadbeenondialysisforfiveyears.Thismeansthathewashighuponthetransplantlist,however,hewasn’texpectingtogetthecallassoonashedid.“Itwasprettyearlyand,youknow,Igetthesespamcallsallthetime.SoIwasabouttogetanattitude.Buttheyaskedtospeaktome,”TonysharedwithKDFW-TV. HeAskedHertoMovetheWeddingUpButitwasn’taspamcall.ItwasacallfrommedicalprofessionalswithTexasHealthHarrisMethodistFortWorth.TheynotifiedTonythathewasfinallyeligibleforakidneytransplant.Heneededtogettothehospitalforsurgerylaterthatday,andthat’sexactlywhathedid.Hethenreceivedhisnewkidney. TonyandCynthiaweregoingtogetmarriedonMarch27th,butplanschangedafterTonyhadhiskidneytransplant.Whenhewasrecoveringfromthesurgery,hegottheideatomoveuptheweddingbyafewweeks. “Iaskedher,didshemindusgettingmarriedinthehospital?”Tonyrecalled. “I’mgoing,‘Atthehospital?’”Cynthiaadded. “Yeah!”hesaid. “Ifyouwantto,finewithme,”shesaid. TheDoc