No parent should have to deal with their child’s death, but when one college student was killed in a tragic car accident, her family chose to make the best of a the devastating situation.
Brooke Dawkins was in her second year of college when she was killed, and despite doctors’ best efforts, they were unable to revive her after she became brain dead. When her mom and dad Laura and Chris heard their daughter was gone, they approached the hospital staff to see if their daughter’s organs could be donated to save someone’s life.
While Brooke could not be saved, her heart was still strong and healthy, and was surprisingly a perfect match for Carol Wright, whose heart was failing and was just weeks away from death.
Carol later reached out to the family and wanted to thank them in person. Two years later, they finally met in person and got to hear their daughters heart beat again. “To see her in person and being able to hug her and feel Brooke’s heart, it was indescribable,” Laura Dawkins said.
“I was a little apprehensive by how it would be received by Carol, but one shot of her face she was grinning from ear to ear,” Chris Dawkins said. “I think it’s a natural emotion to want to hear that heart beat again just like we want to see our child again.”
Watch the entire video below to see the moment this family finally got to hear their daughter’s heartbeat two years after she passed away.
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Two Years After Their Daughter Tragically Died, This Family Meets The Woman Who Received Her Heart is an article from: LifeDaily