Sometimes love just finds a way to continue even beyond death. This story is a great example of that. This husband and wife may not have been together for a long time, but at least a part of them will still be together even beyond death.
Bryan Herrington died 16 years ago in a work accident, leaving his wife Terri widowed. A man named Jeff Granger received Bryan’s kidney, and along with it, a new friendship. Jeff became friends with Terri and her two small children, and everything was fine until last year, when the kidney began to fail.
"The first thing that crossed my mind was, golly, how am I going to tell Terri that Bryan's kidney is failing?" Jeff said.
"It was like, 'OK, well, that's another piece of Bryan that has gone,'" Terri said.
Terri said she didn't want to lose her husband all over again — not to mention her new friend. So without hesitation, she offered her kidney, to continue the life-saving mission her husband had started.
And so Terri continued the legacy that her husband left behind.
By sheer coincidence, they were a match, and the operation at the University of Florida Health Shands Hospital was a success. Now the kidneys – from both husband and wife — lie side by side, together in purpose – all thanks to the silver lining that is organ donation.
"Seeing him going fishing and boating and just living life, it's just an amazing feeling that you're helping somebody," Terri said.
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"They live together in me, so I'll try to keep 'em alive as long as I can," said Jeff Granger.
Very wholesome.
(Image Credit: UF Health/ CBS News)
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