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UCF student Brooke Dawkins’ legacy, heart lives on
When UCF student Brooke Dawkins died in March 2014, her family never expected she’d make such an impact — especially not one nearly 1,300 miles away.
A few weeks after she was hit by a truck while crossing Alafaya Trail on Feb. 23, 2014, Brooke was declared brain-dead and removed from life support.
The day before her death, her father, Chris, said it was clear that the efforts to reduce the pressure in her brain were not working.
“We were told it was only going to be a matter of time before all brain activity would cease, and our Brooke would not be able to recover,” Chris said. “Once it became clear to us she was not going to recover, we told the hospital staff our wish to donate her organs.”
Through the organ and tissue donation service TransLife, Brooke’s family left it in the hands of the service’s coordinators to communicate with possible organ recipients anonymously.
Little did they know Carol Wright, a 57-year-old woman living in Madison, Wisconsin, was tapped on the shoulder by a nurse at 12:30 a.m. to be told she was the perfect match to Brooke’s heart — same size and blood type.
http://www.centralfloridafuture.com...t-brooke-dawkins-legacy-heart-lives/75597334/
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UCF student Brooke Dawkins’ legacy, heart lives on
When UCF student Brooke Dawkins died in March 2014, her family never expected she’d make such an impact — especially not one nearly 1,300 miles away.
A few weeks after she was hit by a truck while crossing Alafaya Trail on Feb. 23, 2014, Brooke was declared brain-dead and removed from life support.
The day before her death, her father, Chris, said it was clear that the efforts to reduce the pressure in her brain were not working.
“We were told it was only going to be a matter of time before all brain activity would cease, and our Brooke would not be able to recover,” Chris said. “Once it became clear to us she was not going to recover, we told the hospital staff our wish to donate her organs.”
Through the organ and tissue donation service TransLife, Brooke’s family left it in the hands of the service’s coordinators to communicate with possible organ recipients anonymously.
Little did they know Carol Wright, a 57-year-old woman living in Madison, Wisconsin, was tapped on the shoulder by a nurse at 12:30 a.m. to be told she was the perfect match to Brooke’s heart — same size and blood type.
http://www.centralfloridafuture.com...t-brooke-dawkins-legacy-heart-lives/75597334/
