Jeff got a call from his health care team at Mayo Clinic. “We knew somehow one day it would work out.' 'We didn’t let it get us down,” says Jeff. The number of people who need a donor heart far outweighs the number of donor hearts available. Jeff then became one of approximately 3,000 people in the U.S. After years of surgeries and countless medications, doctors told Jeff he had less than two years to live unless he got a heart transplant. Tests revealed Jeff had congestive heart failure. And he said, ‘Yeah, you do,'' recalls Jeff. 'He asked me, ‘How long have you had a heart problem?’ I told him I didn’t have a heart problem. Then came the unexpected news when Jeff went to the doctor. Soon after meeting, Trish and Jeff were married. Trish remembers, for her, it was love at first sight. 'We basically went on a date, a blind date, when I was 17,' says Jeff.

The Lake Havasu City, Arizona, couple is celebrating their 50-year wedding anniversary.

It is a special Valentine’s Day for Trish and Jeff Robinson. Please courtesy: 'Mayo Clinic News Network.' Read the script. Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (2:40) is in the downloads at the end of this post.

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