Mom of four Kathleen Thorson gave an incredible gift in her final moments after suffering a mystery brain bleed: organ donation to 12 strangers.
page created for the family. But less than a week later, she began experiencing unexpected complications.
Looking toward any bit of hope they could, friends and family gathered around her bedside and prayed that she would qualify to be an organ donor after her death -- something the young mom had strongly wanted. "I have been trying to find the right words all day for this update, and I am convinced that there are no right words," he continued."Kathleen was at her center a woman who rejoiced in all things cheerful and bright."
"The nurse told [me] the chances that someone is a candidate of this magnitude is less than one in a million," Richard explained."But anyone who knew Kathleen already knew that [she was one in a million].
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