Story of mother courage from Bijeljina: ‘i really want to give Lidija, who has the liver of my Leyla, a hug, they’re like twins’
Kurir 21.02.2024
When her daughter Leyla suddenly passed away, Fatima gave her consent to donate her organs to those who needed them the most. Lidija Stojanović from Belgrade received Leyla’s liver, and then, six years later, Fatima and her got in touch. Soon this brave woman will hug the girl through whom, as she says, her Leyla lives on
Lidija Stojanović (35) from Belgrade has been living for six years having the liver that she received from Leyla Emšija (20) from the town of Bijeljina, who passed away suddenly in January 2018, due to a ruptured aneurysm in her brain. Ever since the day she woke up from anaesthesia after her surgery, Lidija wanted to meet the family of her donor and say thank-you for mustering up the courage at the hardest moment in their lives to give their consent to donate