Vaughan families illustrate meaning of organ donation
York Region | Tim Kelly
Gift of life. Photo: Nick Iwanyshyn
Mom Sabrina Facciolo, dad Johnny Facciolo, baby Jack and sister Reese, know first-hand how organ donation can save a life. Their young son, Jack, received a heart transplant in 2011.
Just two weeks after he was born, tiny Jack Facciolo needed a new heart.
His stunned parents, who were shocked at the news their newborn required a transplant, were torn.
Sabrina, Jack’s mother, recalls praying, but not just for Jack.
“We’re Catholic, so people were praying and praying. I remember a fellow asked me, ‘What did you pray for while you were waiting’? I said I couldn’t bring myself to pray for a heart because I couldn’t bring myself to pray for someone else’s family to go through what we were going through.Because, at that point, it was touch and go and we didn’t think we would be here today with him because it was that serious.â€
But Jack survived the ordeal and, two-and-a-half years, later is a healthy young boy, subject only to regular checkups at the Hospital for Sick Children where the transplant took place in May 2011.
Mom Sabrina Facciolo, dad Johnny Facciolo, baby Jack and sister Reese, know first-hand how organ donation can save a life. Their young son, Jack, received a heart transplant in 2011.
Just two weeks after he was born, tiny Jack Facciolo needed a new heart.
His stunned parents, who were shocked at the news their newborn required a transplant, were torn.
Sabrina, Jack’s mother, recalls praying, but not just for Jack.
“We’re Catholic, so people were praying and praying. I remember a fellow asked me, ‘What did you pray for while you were waiting’? I said I couldn’t bring myself to pray for a heart because I couldn’t bring myself to pray for someone else’s family to go through what we were going through.Because, at that point, it was touch and go and we didn’t think we would be here today with him because it was that serious.â€
But Jack survived the ordeal and, two-and-a-half years, later is a healthy young boy, subject only to regular checkups at the Hospital for Sick Children where the transplant took place in May 2011.
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