The Stranger who Saved Our Mom's Life
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- Опубликовано: 25 апр 2019
- We hope you never need an organ or tissue transplant, but we're grateful for the generous souls who have given of themselves to that others can have a second chance at life! Today we share the unexpected surprise gift that our mom received almost 18 years ago that saved her life!
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Thank you, thank you, thank you for watching!!! 💕We'd love it if you gave this video a thumbs up or left a kind word four our mom (LouAnn), this was a little outside of her comfort zone, but of course, this is such an important cause!! 💚
What a wonderful story! My uncle donated a kidney to a close friend of his last year. Thank you for sharing ❤
I donated a kidney to my dear sweet cousin ❤😘💕
I was linked to this video from your recent happiness video. I needed both of them right I need all your videos! I always feel up lifted by you and Diana and Tom. My husband is starting the process of a liver transplant and I'm absolutely horrified having 4 small kids. I really appreciate you sharing you positivity and faith. I love you guys being "apart" of my life. Thank you for all you do! You're just amazing!
@@arielmaxwell6320 My prayers go up and my heart goes out to you and your family.
@@virginiachampion9944 Thank you so much Virgina ❤️
You should give a cry warning. Mom cries and I cry!!!! What a great story. I’m on the registry here in Aussieland.
Hahaha, right!?! 😉♥️😘
My husband died. He had several chronic illnesses. We talked before he died about organ donation. I'm glad that some people we're able to live because of this decision.
So sorry for your loss Cheryl, but yes, so glad a part of him can live on ♥️
I can certainly see where you and Diana get your love of life and gentle spirits from. You mom is as wonderful as you two are. It was great to get to meet her.
I lost 2 brothers unexpectedly within the past 6 years. Both gave organs. Life lives on and knowing my brothers, they were thrilled to share what they could. I’m so proud of them!
I'm so sorry for your loss Teresa.
Wow, so sorry for your lost, but really neat to know they're living in ♥️
Thank you Dawn!
Allison, thank you!
I'm so very sorry. I lost my older, only brother in 2005. It was also sudden. Sending you lots of love from England.
Awww….watching this touched my heart! I’m so happy it worked out for Mom “Lou Ann” to get a kidney she needed so badly! What a blessing from God! He wasn’t done with her helping others in life! I love her sweet personality and would love to talk with her one day! She impressed me so much! God bless all of you lovely Godly women! Love you all! 🙏❤️🙌
What a wonderful story. Your mom is just as beautiful as the two of you. You should have her on more often. She's a natural!
Yes, I'd like to have her on more! ♥️👍
Today is Hospital day 66 and heart gift day 14 for my friend and Pastor Jim. In their grief the donor family gave beautiful gifts to several people.
I’m glad your mom is doing well since her transplant!
Oh wow, that's awesome...such an incredible gift ♥️
Thank you so much for this video. My husband is 46 years old has been on dialysis for 2 years 4 months and is waiting on the transplant list. He has IGA disorder and isn’t diabetic either. This story is so relatable as my son is also in high school as you were when your mom started dialysis. This gives me hope that our family will make it through this as you know it puts a strain on you over time. It is often an emotional roller coaster. God Bless your mom and thank you for putting this video out. Mom did a great job telling her story.
Oh Wendy, that is tough! It really does put a strain on the family because life revolves around it, hoping he gets his donation very soon! ♥️
Been there....hugs to you and your family. It is super hard. Hang in there.
You should have had a "tissue-needed" warning right at the beginning!......What a wonderful message, reminder, and testimony all wrapped up in one lovely package. Thank you, ladies.
I donated a kidney (good ol lefty) to my best friend in March 2018- my friend always tells me how thankful she is- but donating has blessed me beyond measure. - the presence of GOD and mighty hand was on both of us throughout the process- and Continues to be! So happy to hear your mom's and donor story. God's gifts are so Good.
Dawn, I can see where you and your sister get your positive, cheery attitude, even in the worst of times. Thanks to your mom. Love to your family!
Thank YOU Donna!!! ♥️
What an honor to be raised by such a positive woman!!
Also, Dawn and Diana made the EXACT same face and laugh at 4:00! So sweet.
Yes, we are SO fortunate!!! ♥️ That's funny about the same face 😉😘
Awesome story, I was a dialysis nurse for 37 years. What a blessing for your Mom!! HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!!
Bless you Shirley, nurses make all the difference, I know my mom always had a few that especially made a difference in her life...you get to know them well when you spend that much time together ♥️
Dawn (and family), you are so good at taking a "mess" and making a Message - in so many ways! Thanks, Lou Ann, for your courage to share. You are as inspirational as your daughters (we know where it comes from now). ;-) God's blessings to all of you for many years to come!
Thank you so much Robyn!! ♥️
Wow this is so beautiful! Just last week a woman in my bible study shared that her husband’s cousin died from a brain aneurysm but one thing that was able to comfort the family was he was an organ donor. He was able to donate FIVE organs to five different people! It is difficult to comprehend how one family’s tragedy can be another’s blessing. For her and us as believers we know that God is sovereign in all things. It was also beautiful to relate organ donation to the work Jesus did on the cross. While organ donation can prolong life and provide a new organ to someone...Jesus’ sacrifice gives us eternal life and makes us completely new when we put our faith in Him for forgiveness of our sins.
Thank you so much for sharing this story with all of us!
That's so cool ♥️
Big thank you to LouAnn for sharing your story! My husband and I are both organ donors. I hope that because of this video many more will become organ donoes as well.
This warmed my heart so much! My mother was one of those diabetics 38 years ago who needed a kidney. They never mentioned a pancreas that I know of (I think pancreas transplants may not have been possible at that time), but she had two kidney transplants. The first kidney was donated by her brother; her body rejected that kidney. Five years of dialysis later, we got "the call" one Sunday afternoon in July of 1981 that a match had been found. Someone had passed away who was a donor. She and my dad flew immediately to Nashville, TN, from our home in Greenville, SC, and my mom received her new kidney late that night. All that next week, we were so happy that that new kidney was doing its work like a champ and her body was showing no signs of rejection. However, on Sunday night, July 19, my mother suddenly went into cardiac and respiratory arrest. My dad called and said I needed to come. His brother flew with me and my grandmother to Nashville the next morning (my first time to fly!), and we arrived to find that, while they had my mama on life support, she would most likely not live without it. There was already brain damage. My dad and grandmother agreed that they didn't want to keep her alive with no life, so they gave permission to remove my mother from life support. She lived only about 20 more minutes. I've always been so grateful to the unknown person and his or her family who were willing to donate a kidney to give my mother one more chance at life. Her body had been sick for so long that it was unable to recover from such major surgery, but she at least had the chance. You might think that I would be bitter to hear your mother's story, but I am SO SO glad that her health was restored and she is doing well all these years later!!!! Praise the Lord that we have the technology to save lives through organ transplants.This is a subject that is close to my heart. Thank you for sharing your story!
My dad received his brother's kidney in 1969 and he lived to the age of 77. So glad your mom was able to get a transplant as well!
I've been an organ donor my entire adult life. It's such a wonderful inderful gift to give others. And your spirit will live on in them.
Thank you so much for sharing your story! My husband's life was saved by a living kidney donor as well. A former co-worker from out of state heard about us and offered to save his life! She will forever be our living angel!💕 We have young children, too, so seeing your Mom with her grandkids is AMAZING! My husband dreams of being able to walk our little girl down the aisle one day, so your Mom's story gives us so much hope. I posted about it on YT a few months back if you would like to hear our story. The kindness of strangers is truly a miracle from heaven!
This is so wonderful!!! I am a donor on my driver's license and my family does know my wishes!!! Love this!!
My mom’s side are carrier’s for Polysistic Kidney Disease. My mom has it as well as myself and my siblings. My mom had her kidney transplant 12 years ago....bless God for that miracle! So blessed that she was home to take that call for her new kidney. She has been doing amazing! So happy your mom was able to receive a kidney too! Thanks for sharing her story. ❤️
12 years ago, that's awesome!! ♥️ And THANK YOU!
@Savvy Coupon Shopper, what a nice surprise seeing you in the comments. I had to do a double take when I saw your face and name.
I'm an organ donor I can't imagine taking an organ with you when it could save someone's life. God bless yall and your Mom!🙏🏼❤
Your Mom is great! Tell her we would like to see her more often on your channel! ❤
Yes! Thank you, I will!!! ♥️👍😘
What a sweet sweet lady your mom is. And such a phenomenal grandmother!! God is great!! I lost my mom 19 years ago to breast cancer. She was 54. She didn’t get to meet my youngest 4 children, but was a wonderful grandmother to my oldest!!
Thank you. I was disappointed when we didn't get to meet your mom when you went to your speaking engagements I'm glad we were able to meet her
today. A wonderful video
I know! She didn't want to be on that video, but for this, she didn't really have a choice 😉♥️
I love this! I’ve also read that it is harder for mixed race people to receive organs due to certain matching criteria. We definitely support organ donation. This is such a lovely story.
Yes, I just started reading about that when I was looking for the facts, I would have never known that
I cried. What a beautiful story. Thank you for sharing.
My son had a kidney transplant at just 12 years old. He just celebrated his 10 year "kidney-versary" on Monday!!!! Thank you LouAnn for sharing your story, and thanks to you Dawn & Diana for using your platform to share the importance of organ donation. It really is the most amazing gift! 💓
So nice that your mother gave her personal story. It makes all the difference on how to perceive this. Especially since she has been with you for 18 years since. Thanks.
Lou Annn, what a beautiful name, such a graceful lady! I loved listening to this precious, eye tearing story. Thank you for deciding to share it with us. May God continue to bless you and your sweet family ❤️
Thanks for sharing. I'm an organ donor and my aunt was able to donate one eye after she died in a car accident many years ago. Even tho we were grieving, we were very thankful she could help someone else have better quality of life ☺
Thank you so much for this. My daughter is 31 and is 4 months pregnant with kidney disease she is also Diabetic. When her pregnancy is over after 6 months she will be put on the kidney/pancreas list. Please if you all could remember her in prayer her name is Sarah. She has good doctors and we are hoping and praying for the best . Thank you so much for your videos you all are such an encouragement.
Beautiful story. So thankful for the selflessness and awareness of folks. My son, who passed away at age 24, was a tissue and eye donor. I have received a letter telling me of over 100 offerings he was able to provide, including cornea.
Thanks for sharing your story, LouAnn. As an RN who worked dialysis, I can testify of the life saving gift that you received. I hope people share their wishes with their families, and that they sign up to be a donor if that is their wish. Many blessings, and thanks again!!
Excellent message .
Love
Beautiful story. 3 beautiful women.
We can see how grateful you are for being able to share in the lives of your beautiful grandchildren, but just think how wonderful for them to have YOU in their lives! My grandmother was a treasure and I cannot imagine what my life would have been like without her. Thanks so much for sharing your story!
Yes!! You're exactly right!!! ♥️
So endearing! What a wonderful mom you have! Live long and happy!
What a special story! Your mom was given the gift of life! She is very sweet, like her daughters! 😄
She is! We adore her and THANK YOU!!! ♥️😘
My dad was a living kidney donor to his little sister- he’s a hero!!
So beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing this important message! I would venture to say that by sharing you have helped to set things in motion for more lives to be saved. Your Mom did great in the video and I’d love to see her in more videos to come! Perhaps she could talk about her experience and reaction when you started to live more minimally.
Yes, that's a great idea!!! ♥️
What a wonderful blessing! Your sweet Mom is so deserving. I am an organ donor. When I pass I will not need them so I hope they will be a blessing to someone.
Your mom has amazing strength and courage. Thank you for sharing such an important issue.
She does, we didn't even know at the time ALL that she was going through before she received her transplant ♥️
@@TheMinimalMom moms are always the super heroes in disguise ☺
Thank you so much for sharing this story. I am a lung transplant coordinator and a former member of the UNOS/OPTN Board of Directors. My brother in law received his kidney July of 2000. I am very passionate about organ donation and I get so excited when anyone brings attention to this important issue.
Hi, LouAnn, glad you were able to receive a kidney donation. Blessings to you! You three are like triplets 🤗
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Aww what a lovely story, your mum such a brave lady ❤️, thank you for sharing 😘
Your mom seems so sweet. Tell her thanks for sharing her story with us! Thank you for sharing organ donation on your page. Such an important thing.
What a beautiful story. Thank your mum for having the courage to share.
Thank you for sharing❤️. Our family has been on both sides of donation. Please know that time is of the essence and communicate your wishes to donate with your loved ones.we have a family member who has had several false starts for her her own kidney. I am so thankful for you and your life is a contjnual message to others for the power of donation.
Oh my, All the feels! What a great story Dawn, Diana & Lou Ann. ♥️♥️♥️
Wonderful story. Thank you for sharing what it meant to your Mom as a recipient. I just lost a special young lady friend who was able to donate her heart, lungs, kidneys, liver and corneas.
Mom did great!! So nice to see her in one of your videos!! And WOW, such a miracle and such a Blessing 🙏, a gift of more time with her family ❤.
It was lovely to see your smiling face LouAnn. You are a natural and should appear in more videos!
What a beautiful story!
Great job, Mom!
Loved this so much! My husband had a kidney transplant 4 years ago when he was 26. So thankful for the man that selflessly stepped forward to donate! Can't imagine what our life would be like if he hadn't. Such a blessing to see others living and thriving with their gift 💜
That's SO awesome!!! ♥️
Thank you for this beautiful story. Praise God for all the joyful years your mum has had.
Yes, amen!!! ♥️
A video with your mom was such a treat- she is so lovely ❤️ Great story, and so wonderful that she got a second chance at life.
I have the ❤on my license, bc it is important to me. If I think about it, I get sad and happy at the same time. I've been blessed with excellent health and I think it's a blessing if you can give back in this way. Your mom, LouAnn, is so sweet; How brave the three of you are to have triumphed over this as a family. And, she is brave to share her story. Like mother, like daughters! All of you full of joy and love. God Bless you all😚
Thank you Julie!!!! 😘♥️
Thank you Father for giving this wonderful gift!! I’m so glad Mom that you received your miracle. You did a great job being a video star!! What a wonderful gift of being able to enjoy your grandchildren and family. I’m so thankful that God answered your prayers.❤️
Yes, us too, amen!!! ♥️
Your mom is such a beautiful person, and so is her Donor and her dialysis buddy ❤️ I’m a nurse and have seen first hand how this can change lives. My whole family are organ donors. Love you guys. Bless you! Thanks for spreading the message!
Bless you for being a nurse, can't say enough thanks, we've met so many wonderful souls through this and are continually in awe of their grace, kindness, and ability to care for others!! ♥️♥️♥️
Beautiful story that your Mom shared ❤️! I know how much it impacts the family too 💗💗. I too, have been blessed by an organ donor and received a liver transplant 15 months ago. My 2nd chance at life is incredible and am forever grateful to that individual and his/her family who made the donation that saved my life.
Oh wow Deb, what a wonderful thing that you received a transplant - God bless you!
Wow, that's so awesome Deb!! Blessings to you!! ♥️
So beautiful, and God bless the recipients and donors! My brother-in-law is alive because his sister was a match for him after he lost one kidney to cancer when he was in college and his remaining kidney was weakened and damaged from chemo, meds, etc.
You are two lovely girls with their lovely mom. I cried a little during the emotional part. Thanks for your sincerity and your sharing. Have a great weekend. 💕🙏
I know this was posted a year ago but just now saw it. How wonderful for everyone involved. It is a true gift. I know, because I was given my sight back by a cornea donor. I have the red heart on my license, too.
Love this 💕💕💕
Your mom is adorable. :)
I loved meeting your Mom. She radiates the love of Christ and is so very thankful for her life. Thank you so much for sharing your story 'Mom'. I would love to hear more from your Mom :)
I would love to meet the person who received my father's liver when he died in 2005. I know it was a Christian grandma who was also thankful to have more ti.e with her family.
What a beautiful story. Such a blessing!
Awww you guys this was so beautiful!!! Your mum did a great job.
Ive had a little bit of depression kick in this week which kind of caught me off guard. I needed a bit of a lift tonight and I was pleased to see you had a video. It was such a joy and exactly what I needed to see. Just love you guys xxx
Thank you Emma!! We love you!!! ♥️
I just love your mom SO much! She is everything anyone would want in mom!!! She is a blessing to all of us as we see her wonderful example and her beautiful spirit! Please give her a big hug from Idaho.
Thank you, LouAnn, for sharing your story! So beautiful!
An amazing story. Thank you for sharing. So glad your mum is well now.
In the Netherlands where I moved to in 2017, a new law came into effect in 2018,. that states every person is an organ donor unless they opt out. Children at the age of twelve can register to be an organ donor
Rebecca Albrecht That is AWESOME! I’ve always thought that they should do that in the US.
Oh that's so cool!!
In singapore i believe everyone is automatically registered to be a donor and if you chose to opt out then youre at the bottom of the list to recieve one if you ever need to. Unsurprisingly very few opt out and the ones that do tend to do so for religious reasons. And its not easy to opt out either its like a bunch of paperwork and signatures and reasons why so if you end up needing an organ you cant suddenly change your mind and say i take it back. And since literally everyone is a donor and obviously deaths a thing natural or not then people who need organs arent getting weaker in hospital on neverending waiting lists.
@@angeliquemaez5569 what a fantastic idea!
You're Mom is adorable 💞.
She told her story in such a
beautiful way. Her tears were so meaningful.
Thank you for sharing her with us.
I remain awed and grateful at your mom's amazing gift. I have always been listed as an organ donor will always be.
Your Mum is delightful and obviously very deserving of her second chance! Thank you for sharing LouAnn x
I am an organ donor. ☺️ When I am gone people can take what they need. I won't need it. Hopefully I can help save a life. That story is so awesome. I'm so glad that she was able to give to your mom so that your mom could experience all these joys of being a grandma and be there for you guys now.
Thanks so much for sharing. I am an organ donor. It is very important!!! ♥️
Great video and concept to share. Your mom seems like a sweet and friendly person. So glad she is healthy and had a second chance at life.
😭 Incredible testimony! I’m an organ donor. ❤️ Blessings to you all!
So what happens to you after you donate? Your experience
@@sandg5248 good question! We'll do a follow-up! Alot of blood tests to figure out the correct drug combinations, we didn't know this, but at the two week mark post surgery there was fear that her body was rejecting the kidney, but they were able to figure out the correct medications to save it. Ironically, there were more restrictions while she was in dialysis, many foods she couldn't eat because they're harder for the kidneys to process, but immediately after transplant she could go back to eating everything, it was quite remarkable!
Im amazed how I happen to come across youtube channels of people who, after watching them for a while, share my life stories. Its like the same people attract each other. Last week there was a channel I subscribed to and later found out she had a 21 yr old Autistic son and she was searching for activities as an adult.Same story!! Now ,I happen to LOOOve your channel, and you guys have the dialysis issue. My family...(mom,aunt, brother, cousin are all dialysis patients {polycystic disease}…..my mom passed away, my older brother donated to my younger brother, etc.I also have the disease but am not in dialysis yet. THANK YOU for making such a loving video, encouraging others to donate and give LIFE, the best gift.
I am an organ donor and I hope that one day I can help others though I may end up on dialysis myself, who knows. I have extra kidneys but they are small. I was born with duplicated ureters. When I was a teenager I had a diverticulitis in my bladder causing serious pain and it was discovered that I had extra bits. My uncle at the time was on dialysis and I wanted to donate a kidney after my surgery but my kidneys were too weak to help him. I found that very frustrating though it is possible that we were not a match as he was an uncle through marriage. My cousin passed away unexpectedly last Christmas and she was an organ donor. Death is so difficult but some peace is given to the family when they know that they person who passed has been able to help others. Thank goodness for people like Vicky! Every best wish to your mom for a very long and happy life :)
Such a beautiful story. Thank you for sharing. And mom, its ok to cry. I do it all the time. 😍
Your Mom is great! 💗
Yes she is!!! ♥️♥️♥️
Wow I’ve just come across this video. Your mum is wonderful!
Organ and tissue donation is the greatest gift. I received a cornea transplant in 2000 and I’m grateful every day for the life that I can live with that gift 💕. I pray for that person and family. Love to all of you. 😘❤️
Loved this! I have been a dialysis technician for 27 years. My goal is with God's help, to give my patients as positive experience each day they come to tx. that they possibly can have And for those who are eligible for transplantation to stay as healthy as possible while they wait. I am so happy for you. Thank you for sharing your burden for transplantation. Unfortunately the average wait is 5 years now.
Thank you Dawn, beautiful video. Your mom is beautiful.
A beautiful story of sharing and showing love for others. Thank you for sharing the story with all of us❤❤
Wow that is such a selfless act for the woman to do. Even though I know I’d donate to a loved one, there’s still a second guessing from being scared. But this woman gave lovingly 💕💕💕 I’m happy for your mom and all of your family!! It’s awesome all the time, love, and memories you’ve had over the years since!! My mother’s not in good health and extremely tired all the time (kidney & diabetes thing) so I can totally relate. Much love to you beautiful ladies ♥️
I knew that I liked your Mom before this video because of how she raised you girls, but this video made me love her. I started crying just as she was telling how her donor walked into her room the day after the transplant. While this video may have been out of her comfort zone she contributed to the many who need transplants by speaking up on this platform. I love watching your family/families and will continue to value your love and contributions to each other. Thank you for sharing.
I just love your family even though I don’t know y’all personally. ❤️ Thank you for sharing.
What a wonderful story!!!! So happy for your mom and for so many people receiving second chance
WOW thank God for those who give
I don’t know why I’ve never seen this video before but it came up in my feed today. Gives me hope that my dad will receive a kidney as well. He is currently waiting on the donor list.
It's amazing the way God answers our prayers....how blessed you all are....
I so enjoyed this
Your mother is so sweet and kind
So happy to hear this story
Please tell her for me that I could feel her love and thankfulness
Thank you Cathy!!! ♥️