INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana family listened to their son’s heartbeat for the first time since his death after donating his heart to a Milwaukee police veteran. Debbie and Dan Patterson lost their son, Nick, to a heroin overdose in 2021. Losing Nick to drug abuse was difficult for the family, but they decided to turn […]
A grieving mother who lost her teenage daughter provided the gift of life to one of her closest friends. Vicki Olds, of Illinois, lost her daughter, Domonique “Nikki” Smith, at age 18 last year but donated her child’s heart so that her friend could live, reports ABC News. The touching tale unfolded after Old’s daughter passed […]
Heather Clark lost her son Lukas when he was just 18 months old.  Clark decided she didn’t want another mother to feel the pain of losing a child, so she made the choice to donate Lukas’ organs. Clark finally got to meet Jordan Drake, the now 4-year-old girl who received Lukas’ heart.  Jordan gave Clark a […]
The Georgia teenager who was first denied a heart transplant due to “non-compliance” and then given one in 2013, died Tuesday in a car crash while…
