Amy Silverstein learned last month that she has incurable cancer. Now, in a New York Times essay, the author of Sick Girl says goodbye to her heart. Which is to say, she.
severe late stage heart failure. from that point moving forward it was a rollercoaster of ups and downs. a whole new set of obstacles to overcome. dana: we have a picture of you and your dad. if we can pull that up. both of you having received heart transplants, what an amazing story of the generosity of the donors. i know you said it s my heart now and i m going to fill it with as much love and hope as i can moving forward. a lot of people wonder would you ever have an opportunity to thank the person? i know you have never met or don t know the name of the donor but you have a huge amount of gratitude. i do. if i was ever given that opportunity, i would love to share what their generous contribution that their son gave to me. because of that contribution i m able to graduate college, live a
years. they reconnected on the anniversary of their heart transplants. i definitely felt a spark, and i wasn t expecting that at all. reporter: but the heart works in mysterious ways. we went to dinner. we caught up. it was cute because we had to take our medicine at the same time. it was great to start dating someone who you don t have to explain anything to. reporter: they married in 2019. and it just was very exciting to know we have a normal life, and the things that we want aren t unobtainable, and that was a really special feeling. reporter: the couple has since dealt with some serious health challenges and no more our head. having him beside me, i m not as afraid of things. even things like my mortality. you know, we both have been through, essentially, one of the worst experiences you can go through in life. it definitely feels like anything else life throws at us, we can handle. reporter: together, a special love from the heart. john crawford, cbs news, was