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”
He did too.
Eventually, I nodded.
Not because I was ready to lose him.
Because it was his body and his wish.
Over the following weeks, Caleb spoke with his medical team and an organ-donation coordinator about what might be possible if his condition deteriorated in a way that made donation medically appropriate.
No one promised anything.
His disease did not automatically make every organ usable.
There were rules.