Opinion | 'At the same time Sicily’s heart closed a window, though, it opened a door. And in walked Tony Young from Broncos Country, smiling in Orange & Blue, and this friendship no one saw coming two years ago.' (via seankeeler) BroncosCountry
He knew the organs were from the same donor, a 34-year-old woman, but that was about it. Organ donations are anonymous, with identities and origins vigorously protected on both ends of the pipeline. If you want to know more, you have to work for it.
Tony was at an event at Washington Park this past July when Donor Alliance called to tell him that Sicily’s mother wanted to reach out.Calls were made. Red tape got untangled.And in late September, there he was, on her front lawn, gift box in hand, accompanied by his mother and brother. Another friend flew in not long after. They thanked the Dallas-based medical team who made the miracle possible, then headed to Longview.
Someone suggested to Robin she push the button on the bear’s right paw. A tiny, unseen speaker burst to life.It was. During a recent cardiogram, doctors had recorded a 10-second digital loop of Tony’s new heart; the Build-A-Bear folks took the clip and set it to play from inside the bear whenever the right paw got squeezed.
“If there’s anything anybody can use, it’s not like I’m going to need it anymore,” she told her mother. “Then take the rest of me and attach it to fireworks and shoot it up at the sky.’” “The fact that she can help him, to be with his family and … help him continue his life and improve his life?” Robin said. “It means everything to me.”
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