Organ donation: She died at 14. Her liver saved the life of a 40-year-old special ed teacher.
“Mom and Dad, you have to donate her organs if they could save someone’s life!”
It was the worst day of our lives, and our two younger daughters were with us in the hospital waiting room. Earlier that Saturday morning, we had learned their 14-year-old sister, our eldest daughter, had suffered a catastrophic brain bleed. Her heart was still beating, but her brain no longer functioned.