My Dad’s New Shirt🫶🏻
My dad received his liver transplant at Swedish in Seattle July 2025. We have since made contact with the donor’s family. While I will try to be as respectful and discrete as possible, what I will say is that he was a 31 year old man who struggled greatly with substance use disorder and mental health. He is the same age as my youngest brother, which really broke my dad’s heart. But despite his pain and struggles, he always remained an organ donor in the state of Washington. He saved 6+ lives with his selfless act. He is my dad’s hero and mine as well. I pray every night for him and his family.
As far as my dad goes, he’s feeling better than ever, hasn’t touched alcohol now going on 3 years, eating a super healthy diet and going on long walks daily with my mom. When I tell you that his donor added years to his life, I mean it. Probably decades.
Donors- may it never be lost on you that you are superheroes. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.