Marty Yucha, of western Pennsylvania, says he didn't think
he would ever find a liver. Then, Anthony Cernera, the director of philanthropy
at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport, answered the call.
Cernera went out to Pittsburgh and donated part of his liver
to Yucha in December. Last month, the two met for the first time since the
procedure through a video. On Monday, News 12 brought them together again.
"Just broke my heart.,” said Yucha, 70. “Anyone that
could save me from what I was going to experience – it was just great."
Now the two share a bond they say cannot be broken.
Cernera is no stranger to being the hero. He
donated a
kidney to a man in New York and stem cells to a woman in California.
April is National Donor Awareness Month.