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Unimaginable: The Moment a Mother Hears Her Dead Child's Donated Heart Beating in the Chest of Another

Julie Brown Patton : Feb 5, 2016  The Gospel Herald

The unthinkable happened three years ago to Heather Clark's little boy Lukas. Now, the unimaginable has become a reality.

(Phoenix, AZ)—"There was not a dry eye in the room." After her son Lukas died at just 7 months old in 2013, Heather Clark made the decision to donate his organs, saving three lives. One of them is 4-year-old Jordan Drake. She received his heart, saving her life. [Last] weekend, Heather met Jordan at Phoenix Children's Hospital—and was able to hear her son's heart beating for the first time in three years. (Photo: Twitter/courtesy Donor Network of Arizona)

When a mother in Arizona had to face the tragic death of her 7-month-old son, Lukas, from the abuse of a babysitter's boyfriend, she did what many parents hope they have the courage to do: donate the remaining organs to try to help save the lives of others. This weekend, that mother got to hear the heartbeat of her son, but from inside a little girl, who is fortunate due to another's misfortune.

In 2013, Lukas' mother, Heather Clark, left her infant son with a trusted babysitter, Fox 10 in Phoenix reports. The sitter's boyfriend abused little Lukas, who later died.

With the help of the donor network of Arizona at Phoenix Children's Hospital, Clark made the decision to allow Lukas' body to save three other lives.

[Last] weekend, Clark met the family of one of those kids: 4-year-old Jordan Drake, who in 2013, received...

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