kolkata when homemaker jesmin munshi leaves the hospital on monday she will be going home after ensuring a new lease of life for her valentine the rajarhat resident donated her kidney to husband chandan who was at endstage renal failure on february 9 he is recuperating wellwhat better valentines day gift could i have expected from my wife she has been my pillar of strength in addition to donating me her kidney she arranged the funds and other requirements for the transplant my mother had given birth to me and my wife has gifted me a new life said chandan who runs a startup it firmchandans mother passed away 17 years ago due to kidney failure he was detected with the same ailment in 2019 and underwent the transplant at rabindranath tagore international institute of cardiac sciences rtiics my husbands days of suffering are over we hope to celebrate many more valentines days together said jesmin a former teacherthe munshis are not the only couple to have done such a thing however many other spouses have proved to be each others lifelines in letter and spirit by gifting a second life to their spouses by donating their kidneys even a year ago baruipur resident panna lal das was staring at death till the 51yearold underwent kidney transplant at apollo multispeciality hospital the organ was donated by his wife rinku when doctors said kidney transplant was the only option left for my survival my wife said she would part with one of her kidneys without blinking an eye she has proved that she is my lifeline in the truest sense das told toihemant kumar thakur and kanchan mala plan to spend valentines day with each other over sumptuous meals on monday it has been two years since thakur got a healthy kidney from wife kanchan even two years ago i was not sure whether i would live to see another day post the transplant i am back on my feet my valentine who is my wife has ensured i have this fresh lease of life said thakur who underwent the surgery in january 2020according to transplant rules in case of living donations the donor and the recipient have to be relatives doctors said between 50 and 60 such cases are spousal donations the emotional bonding between spouses seems to help in fast recovery and instill mental strength in both donor and recipient because they need to be back on their feet to take care of each other said deepak shankar ray nephrology head at rtiics