Lester Kiewit spoke to guests who's loved ones have received organ donations. They've discussed both the highs and lows that they experienced.
Angela Te Roller's husband is one of the people whose lives was saved by organ donation. Angela says her husband had a heart attack in 2019, and he subsequently suffered greatly. Things looked grim for her husband, with Angela fearfully wondering if he would survive. In a stroke of luck, a week later the Te Roller family received a phone call from a hospital, notifying them that they had found a matching heart for him.We actually walked him right into pre-surgery and it was an entire day of preparation. The anesthetist came and explained his role in the procedure.
They proceeded to take Benjamin to the hospital where he underwent a heart transplant. The procedure was a success. In his mind he was getting a new heart. Friday the operation happened [and] Friday evening, he had his new heart - it was functioning. So, he got his goal. He got the thing that was keeping him alive for the last three years. That end goal was what he was living for... he didn't get to live it but he got his goal.