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”
“Was she the best match?”
“We don’t describe heart transplantation as a ninety-nine-percent genetic match.”
That corrected one of the things Sarah had said emotionally after surgery.
Instead, Dr.
Foster explained the factors in broad terms.
Blood type.
Body size.
Medical urgency.