738300login-checkHeart recipient meets donor family for first time |
By Zulekha Nathoo
A 23-year-old woman in Akron, Ohio, was moved to tears after meeting the family of someone who saved her life.
“Just absolutely amazing and breathtaking, emotional, but also gratifying,” said heart transplant recipient Katherine Herrmann.
Herrmann had undergone 20 surgeries and procedures on her heart before even reaching the age of 20. When she suffered heart failure while still in college, her doctors told her a transplant was the only option to keep her alive. Read the full story in USA Today.
738300login-checkHeart recipient meets donor family for first time |