The following is a letter from a Donor Dad

A year and a half ago, my 12 year old son Andrew passed away. The death of a child is a senseless, terrible tragedy, even more so the loss of an only son to a father. In life, Andrew loved all people and animals, and was very helpful to everyone who knew him. Upon his death, there was no question he would want to help anyone in anyway, so I donated all his organs.

I believe in God, and that God is in control of all things. I could not understand the purpose of Andrew's death, it seemed so senseless. I guess we can only see and comprehend our own little fishbowl, when there is an entire ocean out there.

A month or two later, I started receiving incredibly touching letters of thanks from the recipients of his organs. It made me see that because of my son's death, eight people are alive or have better lives because of Andrew's death. On the one year anniversary of his death, a group of around forty friends and family gathered to remember Andrew. At the same time, there are eight groups of forty or so people, maybe around 320 total, who are thankful someone they love, who would have died, are alive and well with them and have a future. "The needs of the many, outweigh the needs of the few, or the one."

Donating my son's organs is the best thing I have ever done. While I miss my son terribly, I am truly happy for all the recipients of his organs. Hearing from these people has been very comforting, and has gotten me through my darkest times. It has helped me see that some good has come out of the loss of my son, and there was a purpose to his death. It is comforting to know that his sprit and memory live on in others.

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