Her life depended on the selfless act of a stranger

Stephanie Azzarello was dying. To survive, doctors told her she needed to find someone willing to donate part of their liver.

Her story went out on social media and late one night, it reached the phone of a nurse and mother in Portland Oregon. There was something about Stephanie’s story that made Trisha Beard want to help.

Liz Hoath brings us this story about two women whose lives became intertwined because of an act of generosity. Storylines is part of the CBC Audio Doc Unit