No parent should ever have to bury their child. No matter, who you are, you shouldn’t have to go through something like that.
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So one can imagine how difficult it must be for John Reid, who lost his 16-year-son, Dakota in a car accident.
However, he had decided to donate his son’s organs, including his heart.
A month after donating his son’s organs, he received a little gift from the person who received his son’s heart.
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John’s wife Stephanie posted a video showing her husband’s reaction as he opened the package from the recipient of his son’s heart, Robert O’Connor. In a letter he said:
I would have preferred to give this to you in person, but not sure when that would happen.
It was a teddy bear wearing a ‘Best Dad Ever’ t-shirt with a recording of his son’s heartbeat.
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Speaking to CBS, John said:
When I got the bear, my heart was filled with joy. I did not expect any of this… never left Dakota’s side. At night I would lay my head on his chest for hours at a time, every night, listening to his heartbeat. Now, thanks to Bob, I can listen to his heartbeat again!
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Twitter has been weeping after watching the video.
I’m not crying – you’re crying!
— Beth Harris (@bethhharris227) March 14, 2020
If this doesn’t make you cry, you have no heart. So beautiful!
— Cheryl Mileff (@CMileff) March 14, 2020
Omg what a beautiful but heartbreaking video!! I can’t hardly type through my tears!!
— Robin Jean Hager (@Robinhager56) March 13, 2020
— CowabungaDude 🤙 (@StokedTweeter) March 13, 2020
Omg I’m sobbing. As a mom, I cannot even begin to imagine this dads grief. 😪
— Mrs.M 🙏🏻🇺🇸♥️ (@MAPires1959) March 14, 2020
Oh man, this just breaks my heart.