Before My 19-Year-Old Son Died, He Donated His Heart to an 18-Year-Old Girl—Then Her Mother Handed Me a Letter: “Mom, There’s Something You Need to Know About Her”
She almost smiled.
Then:
“But Maya does not owe me reimbursement for being his daughter.”
We never discussed it again.
PART 50 — THE FIRST TRANSPLANT ANNIVERSARY
The date approached.
Maya wanted to acknowledge it.
I did not.
At first.
For her, the day meant: