
While some couples stare longingly at each other over candle-lit diners for Valentine's Day, James Jones and wife Melissa Degesso-Jones can exchange loving glances from across the operating room.
In the ultimate show of love, Melissa is giving her husband a kidney from Valentine's Day.
After a long period of suffering with renal failure, James was told that he needed a kidney transplant.

Stand by your man: Melissa says it's about 'giving as much love as I have'

Step up: James knows he'll never be able to repay Melissa's gift
'There wasn't any reservation, or never did I fathom the ideal I wouldn't be,' she said. 'That's the funny part. I never thought, 'Oh, what if I don't match?' I just assumed I would.'
James said that to have his wife be a suitable donor was nothing short of a miracle.
'Everything matched,' he said. 'It was just a gift from God.'
The pair will go into surgery Monday where Melissa's kidney will be transplanted to James at Florida Hospital.

For better or worse: When James Jones and Melissa Degesso-Jones, they really meant 'in sickness and in health'
Now the pressure's on James to find any gift that could measure up.
For Melissa, Valentine's Day is about 'giving as much love as I have.'
As if all this weren't romantic enough, guess what day the happy couple met for the first time two years ago?
Yep. Valentine's Day.
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