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February 20, 2015

021215 Kgo Wedding Photo Kidney Sized Img 1 KGO ABC 7 News reports on Sarah Brewster's gift of a kidney to her husband, Jesse Brewster, the latter who suffers from polycystic kidney disease (PKD). Jesse received the kidney in an a living donor kidney transplant performed by UCSF transplant surgeons in mid-February, 2015 at UCSF Medical Center.

A Bay Area musician is about to get a sweet gift for Valentine's Day.

Jesse Brewster has been dealing with a kidney illness for 20 years and he's about to get some help from an unexpected source.

When asked if she was worried about how to take care of the one she loves, Sarah Brewster responded, "I know what I'm getting mine for Valentine's Day."

Does she ever.

Sarah and Jesse pledged "for better or for worse" quite a few years ago.

Next week, right after Valentine's Day, they will take it to extremes. She is giving him one of her kidneys.