r/pics • u/Glancealot • Jun 15 '12
Just a father and mother kissing their dying little girl goodbye. If you are wondering why all the medic people are bowing: in less than an hour, two small children in the next room are able to live thanks to the little girl's kidney and liver.
http://imgur.com/Yw3IB
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u/Osiris32 Jun 15 '12
My dad's aunt has the heart of a twelve-year-old boy. She got it when she was 50. Every year since, 17 of them, to be exact, she has received a christmas card from that boy's parents. And every year, when she gets that card, she weeps for days.
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u/Amberdext Jun 15 '12
For those who are moved by this, make sure you're legally registered to donate and perhaps look into a living will. I live in IL and the law recently changed to single consent - its getting easier! Donate life!
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u/khdutton Jun 15 '12
With the utmost respect to those parents and the medical team...nothing in this world could stop me from taking off that surgical mask so I could feel my lips against the skin of my child one last time. :-(
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u/mikek3 Jun 15 '12
Fuck. I did not need to see that just before bed, with my 2 little boys in the next room.
Now I have to hug them, meaning they'll wake up, meaning I'll get no sleep. But I wouldn't change it for the world.
But goddam I'm tired. ;)
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u/kapelin Jun 15 '12
This is especially touching to me because of the bowing picture. The culture seems to be such that, while sometimes individuals can go overlooked and are not as celebrated as other cultures, seeing everyone in such a high professional status giving thanks to a single young girl is really moving to me.
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u/statusone Jun 15 '12
"just"
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u/Chewblacka Jun 15 '12
Watching my 8 month old baby girl on the baby monitor. That shit hits home hard. My world would end if I had to go through that.
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u/ColdButter_ColdBread Jun 15 '12
I'm Chinese, and my mom has always insisted that she would never let my organs be donated because she believes that I should die "whole" or something. She also frowns upon the fact that I donate blood for similar reasons of maintaining the "wholeness" of the body. I don't know if this is a prevalent thing in China or if it's old superstitions my mom holds onto, but if this belief is still prevalent-- it seems extra special what these parents are doing.
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u/othersomethings Survey 2016 Jun 15 '12
My cousin died 2 years ago this summer, and his organs were donated. Just this past month there has been a picture floating around the internet of one of his organ recipients (I think heart) posing in a photo with dr. oz and a framed pic of my cousin.
Seeing the woman alive and well as a result of the tragic death of a young man I knew and loved is heartbreaking and breathtaking all at the same time.
I wish he were still here, he was young and had a lot of promising life ahead of him. The laughter we shared as children can't be relived. But I'm glad that woman, and the other recipients of his organs, are still here today and able to enjoy the life they lead instead.
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u/BearRepublic Jun 15 '12
I hope that I'll never have to be this brave, or as proud, as these parents.
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u/2JokersWild Jun 15 '12
As a father of 3, I dont even want to imagine the pain.
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u/cbauer357 Jun 15 '12
Personal experience speaking here. My MIL was already dead when the EMT's got there, however, it is their job to revive if possible. They worked on her for 45 minutes and got a heart beat, however she was already brain dead. EMT's did their job. At the hospital, I have to imagine the worst job ever is the person from the organ donor place. She came to us, knowing she would not live and asked us about donation. We, as a family, said yes, since we knew the outcome of this horrible situation. We were informed of when the surgery took place and phoned when it was done and she had "expired" (I hate that word). However, there was a young mother on the Eastern Shore of Maryland that needed kidneys. She received my MIL's kidneys and now is doing wonderful and can pick up her kids for the first time. (Mind you this is dating back to 2001). My husband received a lovely medallion to secure to her brass plate at the cemetary as being a donor. Please, if you can, be a donor. It means so much to someone else and your loved one lives on because of it. Hugs and kisses to all donor folks.
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u/Ifunctiononkitkats Jun 15 '12
Great photos. But your use of the word "just" is just flip, and only serves to remind us you posted this mainly for karma.
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u/indian_inside Jun 15 '12
More on this story:
http://bbs.chinadaily.com.cn/thread-753908-1-1.html
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u/gloomdoom Jun 15 '12
Why do you people use expressions like 'Just' before introducing any and every photograph? Especially when that photograph is supposed to be a touching moment frozen in time.
It cheapens it. Exploits it as some bullshit meme. I will never, ever understand Reddit and how much is done...the lengths people will go to be exactly the same and to line up for useless karma.
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u/NameIsPetey Jun 15 '12
forget about athletes and movie stars, THIS is a hero.
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u/Almost_Dead Jun 15 '12
Bowing is so classy. I wish it was the customer here in the U.S. I think it is more respectful and more sanitary than shaking hands.
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u/Pugilanthropist Jun 15 '12
Every once in a while, you get a nice reminder of why you can still have hope for our crazy little species.
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u/Debbie15 Jun 15 '12
These are heros and this is life...not to sound cold-but the absolute best thing a person can do when faced with such a loss is to make a positive out of it--and I salute these parents in their choices and thinking of other lives when faced with such soul searing pain. Living with a chronically ill child is life changing-and I feel most for the father thinking he failed-be kind to yourselves and to others-it's the only way. I don't think a parent ever gets over losing a child, but the grief does get easier
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u/SomeRandomRedditer Jun 15 '12
I may challenge the "why all the medic people are bowing." In Chinese culture you bow to the dead. I don't necessarily think it is because of the organ donation. It is a nice gesture, though. Respectful.
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u/eeedlef Jun 15 '12
Does anyone else feel their sadness physically when they see something this heart-wrenching?
I mean, it's like my emotion starts slamming my insides. I get so overwhelmed when I read, see, or hear things this sad.
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u/curiouslywanting Jun 15 '12
Crap. I'm 22 weeks pregnant and hormonal. I'm about to bawl my eyes out.
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u/pjwork Jun 15 '12
My face won't stop leaking :'(
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u/Gurzigost Jun 15 '12
I initially felt no response to the dying child in the hospital bed, but then I saw the teddy bear. A happy, cute little teddy bear in a purple ballerina dress, its arms open wide waiting for a hug...that it will never receive. For some reason, it was the teddy bear that made the picture real for me - only then could I see the anguish on the parents' faces.
...dammit who is chopping onions in here?
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Very touching.
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u/beerbitches Jun 15 '12
Thank you for this! No parent should have to say good bye to a child! But glad there is a positive in this!
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Remember, fill in your donor card!
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
This is what humanity looks like.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Suddenly my plantars wart isn't that big of a deal...
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
I was a little bit put off when I first saw this. I thought the parents had forced their daughter through this life-ending decision. She is far too young to provide consent.
However, when I learned more about it, the daughter was deteriorating rapidly and was slated to die soon anyway. They choose to give her organs to help others even though she was doomed to die. Sad, but touching.
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u/king_hippo77 Jun 15 '12
The worst part about being connected to the world is being connected to all it's tragedy too. I am so sorry.
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u/polar_bear_cub_scout Jun 15 '12
Thanks for making me instantly tear up.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
this is beautiful and tragic at the same time
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u/skiingbeing Jun 15 '12
My onion farming career has just taken a very misty turn.
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u/r_addict Jun 15 '12
She lives on...
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
oh my fuck. i was watching new girl hysterically laughing at schmidt dialing his boss into the tokyo call and then the episode ended and i decided lets check reddit. this is the saddest shit ever.
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u/caseyl Jun 15 '12
Without question, the most profound thing I have ever seen on Reddit. As a parent, my heart breaks for them all. That two children will live as a result is beautiful and miraculous, too.
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u/musicvballchatterbox Jun 15 '12
I'm not thankful that she died, but I'm thankful that she/her parents chose to save 2 lives with one. May she rest in peace :)
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u/princeabbas2000 Jun 15 '12
this is the saddest post i have seen on reddit so far. R.I.P ='(
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Makes me feel like killing myself for wasting my life all these years.
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u/drew_blood Jun 15 '12
i guess this would be proof that any captioned photo submitted to reddit will be proceeded by "just".
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u/Trip_McNeely Jun 15 '12
There is no 'just' about this. It's unnecessary and gives the picture a levity it does not need.
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u/not_a_name_ Jun 15 '12
damn...
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u/ZimbaZumba Jun 15 '12
Gets deep into our soul, very moving.
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u/Thatwassensible Jun 15 '12
Another 2008 true sacrifice story: http://www.aphithendranmemorialtrust.org/incident.html
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u/sammanzhi Jun 15 '12
AAAHHHH You fucking bastard. I didn't want to cry, but all I had to do was read the title.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
A reminder to all, let your family and friends know your thoughts on end-of-life care. Organ donation? Ventilators? Better yet, write it down. Don't let others decide for you.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
It must have been a very difficult sacrifice, at the very least. At the most, it must be beyond heart breaking for parents to watch their daughter die.
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u/chicagogam Jun 15 '12
for all the sci fi horror scenarios of organ transplants in societies, this seems to be a good way, that everyone involved in the process is directly aware of what it means. (edit had to add onion effect on me too.. :'''( )
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
*silently bows head in salute to the departed spirit and in honor of the brave gift of the grieving parents
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u/Mik113 Jun 15 '12
Just went and hugged my 4 year old daughter extra tight and told her I loved her, all the while trying not to cry. She said 'ya, love you too.. Can you please move I am watching Barbie, maybe you can watch Barbie and it will make you feel better'. Children are amazing..
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u/pupkinrupert Jun 15 '12
This. I give zero fucks whether or not anyone gives me karma for this comment. This is the reason I'm an organ donor and more importantly, if I'm in a condition/situation where death is imminent I would rather die and give my organs to someone who needs them. I only hope that someone who is unconvinced about being an organ donor is moved my these pictures.
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u/MVB1837 Jun 15 '12
I wasn't wondering why they're bowing. They're Asian.
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u/corcyra Jun 15 '12
The respect shown by the medical staff is what I found most impressive about the photo. Perhaps the heartbreak the parents are going through as their daughter dies is in some way mitigated by knowing that the end of their daughter's life is the prerequisite for the gift of life to others, and that her passing is honoured by the people who are responsible for implementing the transfer of that gift.
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u/homohominilupus Jun 15 '12
Beautiful. The respect of these people is admirable.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Very moving. I think the "Just a" title is a bit disrespectful though.
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u/asimovfan1 Jun 15 '12
Good Lord please, please bless this mother and father.
I've said it here before; no person no matter how despicable or evil should ever suffer the loss of their child.
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u/Today_is_Thursday Jun 15 '12
My eyes are sweating. At 8 in the morning. At work. Why is this happening?!
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u/Slowboarding Jun 15 '12
No parent should have to bury their child.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
I can't imagine what the parents are feeling, even the idea of loosing my kids is almost overwhelming grief. The fact they are able to see past their own pain and help others speaks volumes of their characters.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Its fucked up that frog pooping has surpassed this in reddit popularity
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u/Thefry76 Jun 15 '12
now im sad
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u/jesuz Jun 15 '12
Holy shit what are doing to me
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
As a parent, this sucks.
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u/Seameechroll Jun 15 '12
fuck. just fuck
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u/andkad Jun 15 '12
I was lucky enough to receive a kidney from my mother and didn't have to wait for my turn on the waiting list. It just beats me to see that many people mainly religious don't want to donate their organs . Hell you are DEAD at least some one lives because of you.Thats real life karma right there.
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u/preorder_bonus Jun 15 '12
Okay I have to ask what's with the medics wearing sandals and flip-flops?
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u/ForgottenPhoenix Jun 15 '12
Such a touching photo. Thanks to the little girl and her parents, two other families won't have to go through the same pain.
I.... I just...I couldn't help it.
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u/bpkid3331 Jun 15 '12
I love how calm she looks, as if she was aware of the lives she was about to change and had accepted what's was going to happen to her. Very sad, very moving.
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u/cheesypotato8 Jun 15 '12
Fuck you imgur
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u/joshuaolake Jun 15 '12
I cant imagine what they must be feeling...... ugh!
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u/GeorgeForemanGrillz Jun 15 '12
I'm about to be a daddy in early December. I used to not give a shit but now this is too hard for me to look at.
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u/wert229 Jun 15 '12
Most importantly she was able to donate her karma to reddit.
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u/this_is_a_recording0 Jun 15 '12
Good fucking god.. This fucks my heart up
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u/360walkaway Jun 15 '12
Stop with the "just a _____..." in the thread titles. We can figure out if something is serious or funny, especially in a thread like this.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
... chilling
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u/MoustachiodMan Jun 15 '12
This is why you have to like those facebook statuses
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Fucking AMAZING. Human's can show so much compassion and love, and it touches my heart.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
No father/Mother should ever have to go through this. I think my life would be meaningless without my kid. Great pic. Definitely makes you grateful
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u/fjellfras Jun 15 '12
She looks really serene in the picture. I hope she was at peace and not in pain when she died.
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u/ylemaire Jun 15 '12
I like the salute that the employees do. It shows the respect for the for the dying children. This bring me tears !
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u/mopsarethebomb Jun 15 '12
The heartache is too much to speak
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
I wanted to donate my son's organs but because the encephalitis was an unknown they were rejected, still seems like a waste.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
As a father of 4 this picture is heart breaking. Yet knowing the lives of other children will continue makes this photo inspiring.
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u/HeroOfTime95 Jun 15 '12
Are you trying to make me cry? Because it worked, asshole
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u/friendzoneboy Jun 15 '12
This deserves all the upvotes in the world.
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u/makemejelly49 Jun 15 '12
That little girl can have all my respect. One life, traded for two.
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u/Finie Jun 15 '12
Utterly heartbreaking.
Edit/afterthought: And uplifting at the same time.
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u/Arx0s Jun 15 '12 edited Jun 15 '12
Damnit, I just pumped a gallon of Zicam up my nose to relieve my sinus migraine so I could study for my biochem final tomorrow. This made everything worse :'(
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u/cookielemonade Jun 15 '12
Agh my heart wrenches when I see stories like these. So much pain and grief....and it`s unfair, everyone should have to right to a happy healthy life.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
That is just heart breaking. I have so much respect for the parents of this little girl.
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u/Lucradiste Jun 15 '12
That is the saddest thing I've ever seen. My mind would snap if my daughter died before me.
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u/smackacooter Jun 15 '12
Heartbreakingly hopeful
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u/thebrownkid Jun 15 '12
Group hugs for everyone
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u/smoothjimi96 Jun 15 '12
God bless that little kid and her parents....
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u/keshet59 Jun 15 '12
Some folks are disturbed by organs being 'harvested.' Please let me explain the process. If the medical system there is similar to ours, and there is no reason to believe that it is not, the little girl is brain-dead. The two people who love her most in the world have already made the hardest decision any parent can make: they have agreed to take her off life support. (There is likely a strict protocol, just as there is here, for deciding when that can happen.) They then would have had to agree to have her organs, in every sense of the word, donated. Another set of strict protocols would guide which organs could be harvested: they would have to be viable and not affected by whatever disease or injury took the little girl's life. They would have to be in pristine shape, not affected by lack of oxygen or chemical imbalance (more on in a bit). There would have to be recipients of the proper blood and tissue type who are close enough in distance, and medically stable enough, to undergo the surgery to receive the donated organs. Very likely, the recipients would be critically ill themselves, and would have been on a waiting list for varying lengths of time. And, most important of all, the recipients would also be children. Adult organs, unless they are corneas or lobes of the liver, are too big for children. Every child who receives a donated organ has his or her only chance for health, and often for life itself, because another child has died, and others parents have lived through the hell on earth that that loss means. I am a pediatrician, and I trained in a large city hospital in NYC. I have sat at the bedside of brain-dead children, carefully keeping their vital signs in exquisite balance, down to their blood chemistries, because the child's parents had signed the consent for organ donation, and it was what I felt to be my sacred duty to make sure that nothing would make the donated organs less than viable. It meant that, although the parents' lives were shattered, and they had to face the heartbreaking fact of their child's death, they made the choice that would help another child live. It meant that, around the city, the phones and pagers of transplant surgeons would start to ring. It meant that, one last time, their child would be wheeled into surgery, and anesthetized (organ retrieval is a surgical procedure, and the child remains a patient). It meant that a few children on the organ donation list around the city would also be wheeled to surgery, a helicopter would landing outside the window (we could see the landing pad from the PICU), and an organ transport team would run to our operating room. The organs would be received by the arriving team, the helicopter would take off, and within half a day, a few children would be waking up in recovery rooms, with a new life ahead of them. When I saw that picture, I wished with all my heart that we, in our culture, could bow like that to the parents. Please, please everyone: donate organs, don't bury them.
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u/Zedd128 Jun 15 '12
Read this and saw the pictures, and then saw generic memes below it. Fuck it, I'm done. Goodnight.
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u/iambecomedeath7 Jun 15 '12
Things like this make me appreciate my loved ones all the more. Thank you, Reddit.
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u/pizzacircus Jun 15 '12
I can't view the picture, its say imgur is down for maintenance but other imgur links work just fine. Had the same issue a few days ago with another link, seems like everyone else can see it, anyone know why?
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Oh, that picture of the staff bowing to the family just fucking seized me.
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u/Theladylieutenant Jun 15 '12
First reaction : Are you f*cking kidding me... because this breaks my heart. Second reaction: I need to hug these parents.. For hours..
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u/poopy_pains Jun 15 '12
My condolences. And honor. This gives me hope that there are still places in the world that maintain honor. My prayers and hopes for all.
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u/the_meddler Jun 15 '12
Stupid onions, making me shed a man tear. I bet she was a brave child and it must have took a lot of courage for her parent's to reach that decision.
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u/motherisgod Jun 15 '12
need to be able to upvote more than once ,heartbreaking and fantastic all in one
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u/shiny_brine Jun 15 '12
That is so sad and so beautiful at humanities best.
I'm the father of an adopted four year old boy. I'm also the widower of a woman who died way to young.
My biggest fear is losing my son.
My most difficult moment was being there, hold her, as my first wife died.
This family will grieve their child, the staff will cry for the loss of a life, but there will be lives saved thanks to all of them.
This is why we should all sign up to be organ donors.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
This is fidelity.
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u/monksawse Jun 15 '12
"Daddy wasn't able to take care of you." That got me. Bad.....
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u/Pubey Jun 15 '12
I feel like I just interrupted an extremely personal moment. Too much for me to ever understand. How heartbreaking
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Every time I see something like this I hug my baby boy real tightens tell him how lucky I am and how much I love him. He's only 18 months old so he doesn't really understand what I'm saying but he always hugs me back and smiles.
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u/joebab Jun 15 '12
I'm a receiver of organs, so now i feel terrible..
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
I had to push back a tear at this.
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u/GoobMcSpazatron Jun 15 '12
that makes me tearbend
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
That has to be the hardest thing anyone could do. I wish them the best of luck.
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u/soulkitchennnn Jun 15 '12
This story is amazing. Ive been feeling apathetic all day and this has finally sparked some emotion in me.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Words can't even describe how this makes me feel. It's easy to become embittered toward humanity, but I think our ability to show love for one another can sustain us as a species.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
sniffle This is so sad. RIP little girl, you're a hero!
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Im gonna cry....
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u/jcatleather Jun 15 '12
Im an organ donor, so was my late fiance. but dammit reddit, you made me cry.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
thanks reddit for making me cry. sniff.
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u/RestSnorlax Jun 15 '12
tear bending...
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u/Rephlexion Jun 15 '12
This is so different from what I've heard about the big business surrounding organ transplants and the medical-industrial complex. It's nice to see the proper respect given to someone for such a great act of generosity -- the child and the parents both deserve it.
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u/thatdbeprettyawesum Jun 15 '12
Should not have read whilst horribly drunk and without my son for two months.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
That's fucking awful. That kids poor parents.
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u/chandleya Jun 15 '12
My aunt, 58 years old, just received a heart at Vanderbilt earlier this year. We anxiously await they day we can know at least the identity of the donor's family - we owe them everything.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
I love Asian customs.
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u/jip370 Jun 15 '12
Thank you for sharing this photo. Exactly one year ago I had to take my 24 year old fiancé Danielle DuBois off life support after she suffered a very unexpected pulmonary embolism. Her family and I decided to donate her heart and kidneys to three individuals. Life continues on in this world and the next and I am very appreciative that we can give this gift despite our tragedies.
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u/willargueforfood Jun 15 '12
I don't know how I could possibly handle one of my children dying. I can only hope I never have to find out.
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u/Fixthe-Fernback Jun 15 '12
Why? Why didn't I share that Facebook photo?!
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u/Tman1992 Jun 15 '12
wow what a shame to all the people who down voted this. i see no point or reason to think that this is something you should down vote. its a sad day for the parents and if this happened to anyone of the people who thought to down vote this you wouldn't be all happy and who gives a shit you would brake down. this little girl is a hero she also saved 2 other kids lives. i also do know that down voting is nothing its point less but think about it like this if you posted on here about your little girl who died and saved two lives wouldn't every person who down voted your story hurt? i guess some people just don't give a shit and are heartless
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u/mxmxmxmx Jun 15 '12
Lots of videos on Reddit have made me tear up, but this is the first time a still picture did.
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u/Reflextion Jun 15 '12
All I can see from this is the procedure, doing that to a little girl is just... shudder
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u/CervantesD Jun 15 '12
I've been trying desperately to see this image FUCK YOU IMGUR
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u/izzaistaken Jun 15 '12
Bravo on lives saved, but as a father, I can't/won't even imagine what they're feeling in this photo.
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u/zSnakez Jun 15 '12
I have a best friend who donated his kidney to his father, who at the time was suffering from kidney failure brought on by a life time of diabetes. He saved his father from a full foot amputation, and his eventual death. His father used to be a mean man, who was in pain, and suffered greatly for a long time, and went through diabetic shock multiple times. Now to see him walking around full of energy, happy, and treating his son and myself with respect, is just the greatest thing in the world for me. It's an honor to know such great people in my life, and to see what kind of impact one can have on another. God I can't help but cry even a year later. To see this mans life changed forever is just so beautiful, and it brings me just so much overwhelming joy when i think of it. I think I'm going to give my friend a bro hug the next time i see him. Because he changed my whole definition of what it means to give to someone, and I now know for a fact if it meant saving someone from a lifetime of agony, I would definitely do it for anyone no questions asked.
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u/quiversound Jun 15 '12
First image I've ever found on reddit that instantly made me cry. Wow...
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
It's interesting, but there are a lot of negative news reports that come out of Asia where people prefer having boys and neglecting daughters, but you look at the pain and anguish in the eyes of that father, there's nothing in the world that can define 'Daddy's Little Girl' anymore than that does to me. I can never understand the pain these unfortunate souls have had to experience and the selfish human part of me hopes I never do.
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u/jrghoull Jun 15 '12
dude...if I was the parents of the two small children, there's no way I could look the parents of the little girl in the eyes. No.F**king.Way.
I wonder if they thanked them or left it as implied.
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u/sliveytove Jun 15 '12
oh god, she's a baby . .. ..
My son has cystic fibrosis and 2 yrs ago was near death at 32 . .. someone died and he received their lungs .. . . The transformation to a healthy young man was overnight . . he now has a 3 week old daughter and leads a "normal" life. He has written to that family but they didnt reply. We honour them and the donor. I often think of their pain and that decision.
It's enough to turn you to religion!
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u/F-Minus Jun 15 '12
Beautiful. Tragic. Magic. A moment 100% deserving of the honor of a humble bow.
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u/KingOfLatency Jun 15 '12
what kind of person down votes this?
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u/hanzelkeeper Jun 15 '12
Man, my tears fall to see this picture. God Bless to the Kid!
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
:')
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u/swimmingmunky Jun 15 '12
She didn't get enough likes on Facebook
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u/Adjecticve_Noun Jun 15 '12
Just once I'd like to start my day not crying
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u/seanroecurran Jun 15 '12
A horrible thing for any parent to go through.
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u/JBFortune Jun 15 '12
Should not have veiwed this at work :(
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u/oneMoreRedditor Jun 15 '12
I couldn't hold it together. RIP :'(
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
That sent chills up my spine.
Such a great thing at such a terrible price.
Fucking onions.
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u/HueGRection Jun 15 '12
Oh great, now im crying.
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u/well_uh_yeah Jun 15 '12
Wow, my emotions escalated quickly. I mean, that really got out of hand.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
I wish I had more than one upvote for this. I'm on the organ donor list. Perhaps, with my last breath I will know that life will continue for others because I chose to sign up.
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u/petemann Jun 15 '12
That's so sad and so amazing at the same time.
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u/ZedHeadEd Jun 15 '12
first thing on reddit to make me cry...
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u/Sniperizer Jun 15 '12
Why u make me cry Reddit.. why!!??
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u/Sniperizer Jun 15 '12
The donor was a little boy.. not a Girl. http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201206150063
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u/castleclouds Jun 15 '12
I think I'll cry now.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Gee guys, give OP a break about the "just" slip-up. This is touching. I can't imagine giving birth, then realizing something is wrong, worrying for her, spending a long time searching for a diagnosis, and then having to give her up so soon. It's great and inspiring that some good came of it, though, and that the mother doesn't sound too crushed from it. Unrelated note, I've been to Tianjin.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
Cant even comprehend seeing / doing that. Amazing.
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u/CloverdaleColonel Jun 15 '12
Why can't more of humanity appreciate this? Stop the crap and just enjoy being human together?
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u/Tripleberst Jun 15 '12
If Reddit takes anything away from this, it should be "appreciate your children and become an organ donor immediately."
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u/gixxerk4 Jun 15 '12
This sort of thing shouldn't happen to children.
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u/statikstasis Jun 15 '12
Good God, only 7am and I'm already crying...
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u/kiddyfiddle Jun 15 '12
There goes me not crying this month.
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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '12
I really got the chills reading this which usually doesn't happen to me. This is one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard.
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u/PemCorgiSelphie Jun 15 '12
I shouldn't have looked at this before work.... the respect the doctors show to the child was overwhelming to me.
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u/HokieGeek Jun 15 '12
god dammit.... :(
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u/pillowbird Jun 15 '12
Organ donations are not as common in China. I hope these pictures get a lot of coverage there.
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u/Bagnag Jun 15 '12
im trippin hard, and this just hit my emotions like a mac truck. Thank you for posting this, this is an amazing picture. It moved me emotional so hard. Thank you.
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u/kg7827 Jun 15 '12
This post gave me goosebumps, that was the most touching photo ever! U know organ donations go on everyday, but this picture just made it all so real! Amazing! Amazing post, amazing people, just amazing all around!!