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”

“No.”

“If my organs are medically usable when I die, I want them donated.”

“Caleb.”

“I’m not asking you to give up on me.”

My eyes filled immediately.

“Then stop talking like you’re already dead.”

He squeezed my hand.

“I’m talking about what I want if we get there.”