The amazing love story of the 77-year-old husband pleading with strangers on the street for a kidney to save his sick wife



A South Carolina husband has shown just how deep and wide and long is his love for his wife of 57 years.



Larry Swilling's wife Jimmie Sue was born with just one kidney and after a lifetime of relying on the sole organ, she is now in need of a kidney donation.



But the 77-year-old man is not a match and as a testament of his love for his soul mate as she waits for a donor, the man has taken to the streets of his hometown of Anderson, South Carolina to ask strangers if they would donate a kidney for the love of his life.



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Loyal husband: Larry Swilling's devotion to his wife led him to walk the streets with a signboard asking for an organ donor

Forever love: Jimmie Sue, left, and Larry Swilling have been married for 57 years

In sickness and in health: Jimmie Sue, left, was born with only one kidney and desperately needed a transplant

Donor: As her loving husband, Larry was tested but was not found to be a donor match for his wife

'She's my heart,' the desperate husband told CBS News about his quest to find an organ donor for his wife.



Jimmie Sue is on a donor list but that could take as long as three years.

In a last ditch effort, he decided to plead with strangers for help.



'I don't care what people think,' he said, telling his wife 'I'm going to get you a kidney.'

At any cost: Larry told CBS News that he can't imagine life without his wife and he will do anything to find her a kidney

Help: Larry Swilling walked with his signboard across the community to broadcast his need for a donor

One mission: Larry says he doesn't care what people think of him asking strangers for help

In need: Larry has taken his cause across the community in search of a donor match for his wife

He has taken to the sidewalks and streets of his hometown and has even traveled to neighboring communities.



Wearing a signboard that reads 'Need Kidney 4 Wife,' he walks up and down busy streets to see if anyone would help.



Amazingly, hundreds of people have called the number on the sign to volunteer to be tested as a match.



So far, no match has been found but the Swillings are excited that so many people have stepped forward and hope the volunteers will go ahead and donate so another patient in need could have a chance at life.



'If I get a kidney, fine. If I don't, I hope someone else does,' Mrs Swilling said.



Donations are being collected for a fund to help the Swillings.



Interested organ donors who are willing to see if they could be a match for Mrs Swilling can contact the Medical University of South Carolina Transplant Center : 1-800-277-8687.

