Woman loses 70 kilos to donate kidney to husband, then gives it to a stranger

Five years ago, Rinat Kara was eight months pregnant with twins when she learned that her husband, Meir, urgently needed a kidney donor. She did not hesitate. If someone had to help him, she believed she should be the first to try.There was, however, a major obstacle. Rinat weighed around 130 kilograms after her pregnancy, and doctors told her she needed to lose substantial weight before they could assess her as a donor.The comment from a transplant specialist deeply upset her. But instead of giving up, she turned the challenge into a personal mission. Eighteen months later, she had lost 70 kilograms.“I knew it was on me, that I had to save him,” Rinat told ynetnews.How diabetes damaged Meir’s kidneysMeir, now 41, was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 12.