A
life saving operation is all in a day’s work for so many doctors working in
hospitals; they think nothing of the lasting impact they may have on that
patient’s life as they have a job to do and need to keep their focus on that
job.
For
one patient Ashli Taylor she never forgot the operation that a doctor performed
on her when she was a baby which gave her the gift of life. And what she did to
honor that memory has moved so many people who have witnessed her actions.
The
15 year old was born with congenital cirrhosis of the liver. As a baby, she was
jaundiced and had to be fed through a nasal tube. The first few months of her
life were spent inside hospital rooms with plugs and cords attached to her tiny
body. She needed a transplant in order to survive.
Ashli’s
mother, Crystal Pope-Taylor, donated part of her liver to save her daughter’s
life. The transfer was successfully completed at Baylor Scott & White in
Dallas, Texas by Dr. Robert Goldstein. Thanks to her selfless mother and the
brilliant surgeon, Ashli went on to live
a healthy, happy adolescence.
Ashli
opened up about her ordeal to her fellow freshman students during a creative
writing class in December 2015. For one of her assignments in her class, Ashli
wrote a letter thanking Dr. Goldstein 15 years after her life-saving surgery,
as she never got the chance to speak with him.
One
day, Ashli was sitting in her theater arts class at Temple High School when a
man in hospital scrubs and a ponytail walked into the room holding a bouquet of
flowers. What followed was a moving moment that went viral.
Watch Ashli’s response in the video below and you will
understand why it went viral. It brought tears to my eyes!
This beautiful story not only reminds us the importance of
being grateful for the gift of life but of the importance of organ donation.
Please share to thank all the organ donor and surgeons who
are performing miracles every day.
Source : newsner.com