The Heart She Gave Away

Summary

My mother gave my heart transplant spot to someone else.

The surgery was a success. Reporters flocked to the hospital to interview her.

"Dr. Vance," a journalist asked, holding a microphone to her face, "we heard your own son has been on the transplant list for three years..."

My mother, the esteemed Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, cut him off smoothly. "As a doctor’s family, my son has understood from a young age that medicine requires sacrifice. He knows that a physician’s duty is to put others before oneself. He supports my decision wholeheartedly."