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”
I started crying.
She continued.
“The physicians treating him were focused on him.”
I nodded.
“We did not become involved in organ recovery until the appropriate medical and legal criteria were satisfied.”
“So she didn’t benefit from somebody deciding to stop helping him.”
“No.”
The shame inside me loosened.