Mother of Marble Falls teen killed in accident receives solace through lives her daughter saved

River Cities Daily Tribune | Mylie Ferguson 
Julie Klammer (right) and Sandy Norwood share a moment after they meet for the first time since a lung transplant in January. Klammer’s daughter, Mylie Ferguson, died Jan. 23, and, a few days later, surgeons transplanted the youth’s lungs into Norwood, who was critically ill. The two exchanged letters and emails before meeting for the first time Aug. 17. Ferguson’s parents, Klammer and Todd Ferguson, agreed to donate their daughter’s organs and tissues after her death. As a result, six people directly benefitted from transplants including a 10-year-old boy who received the 15-year-old’s heart. Go to www.txorgansharing.org for more information on organ and tissue donation. Staff photo by Connie Swinney

MARBLE FALLS â€" Seven months ago, Julie Klammer faced the tragedy of losing her 15-year-old daughter, Mylie Ferguson, after a car accident. A few weeks ago, when she hugged Sandy Norwood, 70, there was a part of Mylie in that embrace.
THE PHONE CALL

On Jan. 20, Julie’s phone rang. The voice on the other line shattered her world. Your daughter has been in an accident, the voice told her.

The mother wondered, “How could that be?” Mylie was supposed to be at a friend’s house, not riding around in somebody’s pick-up truck.

Before heading out the door for University Medical Center Brackenridge in Austin, Julie grabbed a suitcase and filled it with some of Mylie’s clothes.

“I thought she’d be coming home with me,” Julie said. When she arrived at the hospital and saw her daughter, Julie knew Mylie wasn’t ever coming home again.

Or, so she thought.
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