Photo: Jim Hatchell, left, of Raleigh, greets Delores Benton Evans of Durham after a Linking Hands for Life event in front of the N.C. Legislative Building Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Hatchell received the heart of Ryan Benton Evans, Evans' son, who died in 2008. Evans received her son's kidney
Jim Hatchell is alive because Ryan Benton Evans is not. That makes Evans’ mother sad. It also makes her happy. Hatchell has Evans’ heart. He received it on Nov. 18, 2008 – the day Evans died.
Hatchell and Ryan Benton Evans’ mother, Delores Benton Evans, met last year for the first time. He greeted her by saying, “Do you want to hear your son’s heart beat?”
Her knees nearly buckled. To steady herself, she grabbed a table. Then she regained her strength and hugged Hatchell really, really hard. The second time they met was about 10 days ago at the N.C. Legislative Building. They had gathered with others to raise awareness of organ donation.
Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/06/02/2105949/drescher-durham-mom-hears-sons.html#storylink=cpy
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