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”
The coordinator explained that organ allocation followed medical and ethical rules.
A dying person could not simply hand a heart to anyone he chose.
Maya had to be listed.
Compatible.
Medically appropriate.
Allocation requirements still applied.
A directed request could be documented and evaluated under applicable policies, but it was not a private transfer between siblings.
No guarantee.