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Saturday, February 4, 2012

Our son's death helped this little girl to be born: How organ donor enabled man to be father, UK

Daily Mail UK | Lucy Laing

No one could be prouder of toddler Emily Smith than her parents Mark and Caroline.

But Pat and Dave Rogers run them pretty close.

When their son Adam died after being attacked on a night out, they agreed that his organs could be donated.

Mr Smith was among five recipients – and his new kidney made him healthy enough to become a father at the age of 40. He was already in touch with Mr and Mrs Rogers after writing them a letter of thanks, and they shared his joy at Emily’s arrival.

‘When we saw Mark and Caroline’s beautiful daughter it was so emotional, knowing that Adam had helped make it happen,’ said Mrs Rogers, 59, from Blackburn, a former assistant principal of a sixth-form college.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2096259/Grief-pride-organ-donors-parents-Our-sons-death-helped-little-girl-born.html#ixzz1lREkKxYa

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