Andreona Williams' family donated her organs, saving three lives, including Tom Johnson of Kankakee, who was suffering with congestive heart failure.
Andreona Williams' family donated her organs, saving three lives, including Tom Johnson of Kankakee, who was suffering with congestive heart failure.Amber Morgan's daughter Andreona Williams was 20 years old when she died in 2018 from asthma complications.Williams' family donated her organs, saving three lives, including Tom Johnson of Kankakee, who was suffering with congestive heart failure after being diagnosed with cardiomyopathy as a child.
Johnson was on the transplant waiting list for 18 months before receiving WIlliams' heart at Chicago's Loyola University Medical Center, according to Indiana Donor Network.Morgan was able to listen to her daughter's heart beating inside Johnson's chest. Four years into his second chance at life, Johnson, who is a retired nurse, respiratory therapist and healthcare IT manager, has celebrated 45 years of marriage and many holidays with family. Johnson has attended countless grandchildren's baseball games and dance recitals.Johnson first wrote to Morgan around Chritsmas in 2019, thanking her and her family for making their donation decision.He also sent a second letter but didn't hear back from Williams' family until last week.
That's when Morgan responded with an idea. For her son's 16th birthday, she wanted to surprise him with an in-person meeting with Johnson, which is an extremely rare event between an organ transplant recipient and a donor family, the organization said.Copyright © 2022 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved.
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