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A New Hampshire girlfriend plans to donate a kidney to her boyfriend

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man found his perfect match in more ways than one when he met his girlfriend on a Goffstown golf course this past summer.

Forty-nine-year-old Jack Simard of Manchester is slated for his second kidney transplant right before Valentine’s Day and the donor is his girlfriend, Michelle LaBranche.

WMUR-TV reports the two avid golfers met last summer at Stonebridge Country Club and fell in love. When LaBranche found out Simard was seeking a kidney donor, she tested to see if she was eligible without telling him. Doctors say it’s a near miracle her kidney is compatible.

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Simard’s first kidney transplant was 19 years ago. His sister was the donor then.

LaBranche says Simard is her future, and she wants to help him have a healthy life.

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