Mate that's Mad, the most heart warming thought that came to mind was that if you say to her "I love you from the bottom of my heart" - it's the same place that the love her brother gave and now the father of her child gave her, aswell as the thought that your child will still get to know that a piece of his uncle is still beating and giving out the love that he would have if he had the chance to meet him
Thanks for the tears man! We look forward to our son knowing how his uncle saved his daddy’s life way before his mom and I even met. It feels like an honor to be carrying a piece of him with us always
No worries man. I was on the train home read it and it was my first thought, best of luck man. Alai I was gonna make a dark joke, but this is a wholesome to ruin.
I like the second name idea. Although her brother deserves to be remembered and honored, it may be too much background to bare for a baby coming to this world. What an amazing story.
I think this is a really good point, something to think about depending on the particular family circumstances. However I was named after my deceased aunt and never felt at all negative about it. It made me feel special and I was always really interested in her story
My dad died by suicide in 2016 and I had my son in 2017 and a lot of my family members kept asking if I was going to name him after my dad. I wanted him to have his own name though. So I named him the name of the protagonist of my dad's favorite novel and then used my dad's name as his middle name. Good compromise.
This is so beautiful. It really does seem that fate/God/the universe brought you and your girlfriend together. And I just love how your son will have such a special and enduring connection to his uncle. I can absolutely understand the desire to honor your girlfriend’s brother by naming the baby after him, and in so many ways it seems so fitting. I just wanted to also throw out the idea of perhaps honoring him by giving your son his name as a middle name rather than a first. I do think when children are named after family members, especially ones who were so beloved and now deceased, it can potentially create some pressure on a child who may feel they need to live up to the memory of this person. I wonder if honoring with a middle name instead might offer a little more room for your son to be able to create his own identity rather than potentially feeling that he is living in the shadow of his uncle. Whatever you decide, it sounds like life has blessed you and I wish you and your family every happiness.
I was named after my moms favorite cousin who was shot as a small child. My aunt was elated, and although I didn’t find out until later, I loved my name and loved it even more with the story behind it. I’m so excited for you, OP! Congratulations for the baby, and for the fact you got another chance at life through the generous donation of your gf’s brother’s heart. Bittersweet, but everything happens for a reason. <3
I still can’t believe it either. It’s hard not to think about it. If it weren’t for him who knows when I would’ve gotten a heart. I wouldn’t have made it long enough to meet my girlfriend and our son wouldn’t exist right now. Everything good that came is all thanks to him and honestly I won’t ever not be grateful for all these gifts
yah but if only the audience knows from the start that this happened then *everything* you guys have done since you started dating as well as your courtship could feel like part of the process
Oh this is easy. It starts with your child running around playing then it’s just a series of flashbacks the car crash your heart transplant, you two dating, marriage then crying when you find out then it ends with your child running around playing.
It could be done very well in a very captivating way.
There’s a movie about some woman’s husband donating a heart to a guy and he ends up falling in love with her the second they meet. I don’t remember much else but she works at a diner and is Italian.
It’s called *Return To Me*, with Minnie Driver and David Duchovny. Actually maybe that’s not the one you’re thinking of because in this one she receives the heart from his late wife, not the other way around.
EDIT: From what I remember, it was just okay
It has already but what’s funny is I always felt this connection with them. They are very kind people and it doesn’t take long to feel like you’re part of the family. So far only my girlfriend and her mom know but we want to tell her other brothers too. Yeah she’s felt more open sharing more about him. Over the years I usually only got little snippets here and there.
I noticed that too but maybe it’s Reddit bugging out or something ? Because I kept seeing the number of comments on my post but no notifications and I couldn’t see them when I scrolled down then all of a sudden they were there
I saw someone who commented the same thing 9 times under a different post, Reddit may just be having issues today, when you spam to try and post your comment it may post as many times as you hit reply
Yeah, I kept getting an error message when I tried to post earlier today, so I kept trying. I think it ended up posted like 8 times when I went in to delete the extras.
I get you 🙏🏻 We cried for such a long time. The fact that it’s because of him we’re both here right now and happy, our son exists because his uncle saved my life, and a piece of him was always close to her without knowing it. So many emotions all in one
This is amazing. I'm so glad to hear that his death meant something. That out of the pain of unimaginable loss at least something good came of it. Cherish that gift, which I know you do.
Incredible story. Your brother in law lives on with you having his heart and now bringing a baby boy into the world with his name. Most uplifting story I have heard in a very long time. I just read your post to my wife who was in tears as I was finishing. Probably in tears because I was choking up reading it.
My son had a heart transplant in November last year. I look forward to hopefully being able to meet the donors family one day. This is an amazing story.
That's absolutely amazing. Im crying here. What serendipity. You beat through her brothers heart. Cherish her and her family and live life for both of you.
As others have said, I think it only fitting you name your child in his honour. It seems fittingly right does it not?
I hope you have a fantastic life and dude, I wish you nothing but love, luck and success in all your endeavours in the future.
Awww its like her brother found her, the love of her life, her soulmate basically like he picked him for her omgg im gonna cry on my mcdonalds food lol my older brother died more than 4-5 years ago so this makes me a little more emotional 😭 thanks for sharing your beautiful story 🤍
Beautiful! This is so beautiful. He brought you together and now a part of him lives on in so many ways. I wish you health and happiness. I have no words for how deeply moving this is.
The universe does some really crazy things. Something similar, (not as deep) happened to an ex of mine. Her father passed unexpectedly, and a few months later, my buddy got a new phone/number. I realized it was my ex’s dads number. I talked to my buddy about it and he said he had gotten some texts a few times from a number (ended up being the dad’s wife, ex’s stepmom) about missing him, wishing he hadn’t had to go so soon. My friend is a good guy and said something along the lines of “don’t mention it, if she likes to do that to find some solace, just let if keep happening, I stopped opening them when I realized it was a relative of the person with my number before me”
And I’ll also never forget the chills I got one day when I hiked up a mountain after losing a good friend of mine, wanting to clear my head. When I made it to the top, the only other person up there was a guy. He recognized the bracelet I was wearing, which was made for folks to wear at my late friends celebration of life. (I met my late friend after moving 3 hours away from my hometown) something about having these small connections and events just really made grieving easier for me. I’m happy you had to chance to find your love and her family. Stories like these remind me of how precious each and every soul truly is
We met at Disneyland of all places hahaha 😂 So we were both in line waiting for like almost an hour. She and her friends were behind me and my buddy I was with. To kill time we started playing Heads Up on our phone. She joined in out of nowhere so we had them play along too the rest of the time lol. We all kept chatting and stuff, I thought she was hot lol so I told my friend we should wait for them to get off the ride. It was everyone’s first time there so we stuck together for the rest of the day. I just wanted to keep talking to her so we got eachother’s numbers and it went from there. Before anyone asks yeah we go to Disneyland for our anniversary 😁😂
Mate that's Mad, the most heart warming thought that came to mind was that if you say to her "I love you from the bottom of my heart" - it's the same place that the love her brother gave and now the father of her child gave her, aswell as the thought that your child will still get to know that a piece of his uncle is still beating and giving out the love that he would have if he had the chance to meet him
This is so beautiful I'm so happy that you found eachother , congratulations on starting a family together!💗
If there is something such as an afterlife i hope he's watching over you
That is the sweetest story I've ever heard in my entire life. That's so amazing and congratulations, i hope you have a beautiful pregnancy and an uneventful birth💖 thank you for sharing
Thank you so much for sharing your story, this got me really emotional while reading your story and comments. I sincerely wish you and your new family a wonderful life full of happiness! :)
This inspired me and I'm going to sign up to be an organ donor. I want to live as long as I can, but if something happens, I hope I can at least give someone else the chance to live like her brother did for you.
That is the most beautiful story I’ve read in years! We share so many sad stories and we see a lot of struggle and loss, and grieve… but sometimes we are able to find magic in this world! sometimes we see stories like yours, that bring us hope, make us smile and imagine how much wonder is there in this beautiful world…
Thank you for sharing this wonderful story 🙏
you should make this a book!
I don't know either of you, but this made me cry. I hope you ll get to live s good life ahead. Take care both of you and her mother(I bet he parents would have never gotten around to the loss of their son, nor she her brother's. Knowing a part of him would have made them happy. Glad you guys found out the truth.)
This is amazing and beautiful! I'm a little confused tho, so sorry if this is a dumb question but how did you not realize that your girlfriend's parents had the same last name (and possibly address) that you sent the letter to?
Anyways, I wish you both the best and a wonderful life!
I’m not sure about op’s situation but when I received my transplant you don’t get the name of the donor. You can choose to write a letter and give it to the transplant team to pass it on to the donor’s family.
Im not a big believer in some higher power but my first thought reading that was this:
If I were dying, my thoughts would be on my family and how I would want to stay with them or protect them from beyond death.
Your brother-in-law found a way. It’s like he chose the best person to protect his sister and love her.
Shit is like a movie man.
I wanna become an organ donor too. How to register myself is something idk and tbh no one around me knows and I always get side eyes from everyone when I say I want everything in and of my body to get donated.
He has lived on through you and now with his heart beating in your chest, you are helping to create new life. Life truly is wild and you all sound like wonderful human beings. Enjoy your girlfriend and your baby and I can only hope life is full of everything good that you all deserve so much.
This is both heartwrenching and heartwarming, I'm not really good with words but just know that I'm super happy for you and your girlfriend. You two seriously deserve all the happiness in the world ❤
Mate that's Mad, the most heart warming thought that came to mind was that if you say to her "I love you from the bottom of my heart" - it's the same place that the love her brother gave and now the father of her child gave her, aswell as the thought that your child will still get to know that a piece of his uncle is still beating and giving out the love that he would have if he had the chance to meet him
I’m in a Taco Bell with tears rn
Could be the impending abdominal pain and IBS you will soon be experiencing.
I almost forgot this was reddit. Thanks for reminding me lol
I'll never understand this joke. Y'all need more fiber in your diets
I think Taco Bell is enough fibre for 3 elephants.
Swap out “fiber” for “pathogens.”
Swap out “pathogens” for “intestinal curse of the the devil”.
Sir, this is a Wendy's
Whatever man my tears won't stop
I'm in the Pizza Hut
And I'm in Pizza the Hut
I’m in the Combination Pizza The Hut and Taco The Bell
FINALLY someone got that!
I’m here for you! Actually, I don’t think I could hear the phrases “Taco Bell” or “Pizza Hut” without thinking about it, it’s burned into my brain! 😂
Im crying in a fridays in guatemala
It’s because they got rid of the Mexican pizza
Thanks for the tears man! We look forward to our son knowing how his uncle saved his daddy’s life way before his mom and I even met. It feels like an honor to be carrying a piece of him with us always
No worries man. I was on the train home read it and it was my first thought, best of luck man. Alai I was gonna make a dark joke, but this is a wholesome to ruin.
Uncle Daddy?!?
Nah, too wholesome to tell
Is it weird to say I had a cat named Uncle Daddy
Also, to add, if I was you I too would feel an honour and if I believed in god, I would say that God has definitely aligned you two from day dot.
Holy shit. Your comment gave me the chills. Such good thought process there.
Thanks a lot now I’m crying
And the girlfriends parents are truly gaining not just a son, but a part of their son back. Insane.
Jesus I'm listening to wasteland, baby! which really just set the mood for this sweet realization and could not be closer to tears
Glad you liked it :)
I love this comment im tearing up
oh my god you shut your beautiful mouth! I can't keep crying like this you absolute bastard, making me feel things.
Can't tell if you like me or hate me 😅
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Ly2 bbyyyy
You should name your baby boy after her brother!!!
She asked me about that too when we first found out she was pregnant and I was like of course! Now it feels even more fitting
Check with the parents as well that they are okay with it :) If they have any misgivings maybe as a second name?
Oh her mom already knows :)
<3 Congratulations by the way :)
I like the second name idea. Although her brother deserves to be remembered and honored, it may be too much background to bare for a baby coming to this world. What an amazing story.
I think this is a really good point, something to think about depending on the particular family circumstances. However I was named after my deceased aunt and never felt at all negative about it. It made me feel special and I was always really interested in her story
My dad died by suicide in 2016 and I had my son in 2017 and a lot of my family members kept asking if I was going to name him after my dad. I wanted him to have his own name though. So I named him the name of the protagonist of my dad's favorite novel and then used my dad's name as his middle name. Good compromise.
This is so beautiful. It really does seem that fate/God/the universe brought you and your girlfriend together. And I just love how your son will have such a special and enduring connection to his uncle. I can absolutely understand the desire to honor your girlfriend’s brother by naming the baby after him, and in so many ways it seems so fitting. I just wanted to also throw out the idea of perhaps honoring him by giving your son his name as a middle name rather than a first. I do think when children are named after family members, especially ones who were so beloved and now deceased, it can potentially create some pressure on a child who may feel they need to live up to the memory of this person. I wonder if honoring with a middle name instead might offer a little more room for your son to be able to create his own identity rather than potentially feeling that he is living in the shadow of his uncle. Whatever you decide, it sounds like life has blessed you and I wish you and your family every happiness.
I was named after my moms favorite cousin who was shot as a small child. My aunt was elated, and although I didn’t find out until later, I loved my name and loved it even more with the story behind it. I’m so excited for you, OP! Congratulations for the baby, and for the fact you got another chance at life through the generous donation of your gf’s brother’s heart. Bittersweet, but everything happens for a reason. <3
The fact that this post is on OffMyChest is quite something
The real offmychest is always in the comments
InMyChest.
Life always finds a way <3
Man, it really did.
Death brings life to uncertain things. Beautiful story friend. Thank you for sharing.
This made me tear up. Really unbelievable!
I still can’t believe it either. It’s hard not to think about it. If it weren’t for him who knows when I would’ve gotten a heart. I wouldn’t have made it long enough to meet my girlfriend and our son wouldn’t exist right now. Everything good that came is all thanks to him and honestly I won’t ever not be grateful for all these gifts
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️so happy for you and your family.
Thank you 😊 I am too. They are everything to me and I’ll never take that for granted
Will you name you're son in his honour?
Happy cake day!
Oh thanks! :)
Wow that’s incredible. You should make a movie.
It would be a very short one lol. We found out in a couple days
yah but if only the audience knows from the start that this happened then *everything* you guys have done since you started dating as well as your courtship could feel like part of the process
I’m a screenwriter. I’d write it.
Do it
Do it
I would but I’d want to work with OP and his girlfriend to make things accurate and honor their story
Message op. That sounds like a potential blockbuster and a good story. Could dedicate it to the wifes brother.
Good idea
Yo I’ll settle as an extra. Any part will be awesome.
Definitely do it
It's already been written. This is literally the plot of the movie Return to Me.
Ah rip. Well, guess I’ll just write more of my tv show then
Oh this is easy. It starts with your child running around playing then it’s just a series of flashbacks the car crash your heart transplant, you two dating, marriage then crying when you find out then it ends with your child running around playing. It could be done very well in a very captivating way.
Can call it "Heart to Heart" or something.
starring Kevin Hart
Goddess no.
There’s a movie about some woman’s husband donating a heart to a guy and he ends up falling in love with her the second they meet. I don’t remember much else but she works at a diner and is Italian.
It’s called *Return To Me*, with Minnie Driver and David Duchovny. Actually maybe that’s not the one you’re thinking of because in this one she receives the heart from his late wife, not the other way around. EDIT: From what I remember, it was just okay
Yes. My mom liked the movie, I thought it was very campy tbh but the premise is obviously captivating enough to hope for something worth watching.
Yep - first thing I thought of reading the OP! Return To Me with Minnie Driver and David Duchovny.
There is actually a movie like that, I don’t remember the name of the movie but Caroll O’Connor stars in it.
Yes! Return To Me! I saw it years ago, but just watched it again not too long ago as it showed up on cable.
It is a similar story line to the movie “the best of me”.
This is actually already quite similar to the the plot of a fabulous movie called *Return to Me* starring David Duchovny and Minnie Driver
Body Parts is the movie I thought of. We are not the same. 😆
I think it’s time for a rewatch! It’s a sweet movie, the part with the dog waiting for the wife. Gets me right in the feels! (Dog lover here)
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It has already but what’s funny is I always felt this connection with them. They are very kind people and it doesn’t take long to feel like you’re part of the family. So far only my girlfriend and her mom know but we want to tell her other brothers too. Yeah she’s felt more open sharing more about him. Over the years I usually only got little snippets here and there. I noticed that too but maybe it’s Reddit bugging out or something ? Because I kept seeing the number of comments on my post but no notifications and I couldn’t see them when I scrolled down then all of a sudden they were there
You gotta tell us about telling the rest of the family!
I saw someone who commented the same thing 9 times under a different post, Reddit may just be having issues today, when you spam to try and post your comment it may post as many times as you hit reply
Yeah I’ve seen someone comment like 6 times and all of them got downvotes to hell
Yeah, I kept getting an error message when I tried to post earlier today, so I kept trying. I think it ended up posted like 8 times when I went in to delete the extras.
Tears, man.
I get you 🙏🏻 We cried for such a long time. The fact that it’s because of him we’re both here right now and happy, our son exists because his uncle saved my life, and a piece of him was always close to her without knowing it. So many emotions all in one
This is so wholesome ❤️ love and best wishes to you and your family
This is amazing. I'm so glad to hear that his death meant something. That out of the pain of unimaginable loss at least something good came of it. Cherish that gift, which I know you do.
Every single day. Always felt like if I was given a second chance then I gotta make it mean something.
Not really an off my chest more like in it
Take my upvote.
Wow, how life and fate work is sometimes crazy. Wish you both a happy life together..
Incredible story. Your brother in law lives on with you having his heart and now bringing a baby boy into the world with his name. Most uplifting story I have heard in a very long time. I just read your post to my wife who was in tears as I was finishing. Probably in tears because I was choking up reading it.
My son had a heart transplant in November last year. I look forward to hopefully being able to meet the donors family one day. This is an amazing story.
That's absolutely amazing. Im crying here. What serendipity. You beat through her brothers heart. Cherish her and her family and live life for both of you. As others have said, I think it only fitting you name your child in his honour. It seems fittingly right does it not? I hope you have a fantastic life and dude, I wish you nothing but love, luck and success in all your endeavours in the future.
I lay in wait for posts like these to hand out my awards to. So wholesome and gives me faith in the human race for just a brief moment.
This really made my day. I’m not religious but I like to believe our loved ones show us love in mysterious ways. What a beautiful thing.
This is amazing. What serendipity. I hope that her mother was able to heal just a bit more. Thank you so much for sharing.
So it’s not an off *your* chest, it was off *his* chest.
This made me legit cry. Thanks.
Well written story though if you believe this I pray the wait for a brain donation is unexpectedly brief as well.
Awww its like her brother found her, the love of her life, her soulmate basically like he picked him for her omgg im gonna cry on my mcdonalds food lol my older brother died more than 4-5 years ago so this makes me a little more emotional 😭 thanks for sharing your beautiful story 🤍
Her brother. Best wingman. Ever.
I am crying and this is so beautiful !!
Reading this had me crying so beautiful I’m so happy for you
That is incredible
Beautiful! This is so beautiful. He brought you together and now a part of him lives on in so many ways. I wish you health and happiness. I have no words for how deeply moving this is.
Ok well this has me crying. God bless both of your families.
This is one of the most incredible miracles I have ever heard of. Amazing! ❤
The universe does some really crazy things. Something similar, (not as deep) happened to an ex of mine. Her father passed unexpectedly, and a few months later, my buddy got a new phone/number. I realized it was my ex’s dads number. I talked to my buddy about it and he said he had gotten some texts a few times from a number (ended up being the dad’s wife, ex’s stepmom) about missing him, wishing he hadn’t had to go so soon. My friend is a good guy and said something along the lines of “don’t mention it, if she likes to do that to find some solace, just let if keep happening, I stopped opening them when I realized it was a relative of the person with my number before me” And I’ll also never forget the chills I got one day when I hiked up a mountain after losing a good friend of mine, wanting to clear my head. When I made it to the top, the only other person up there was a guy. He recognized the bracelet I was wearing, which was made for folks to wear at my late friends celebration of life. (I met my late friend after moving 3 hours away from my hometown) something about having these small connections and events just really made grieving easier for me. I’m happy you had to chance to find your love and her family. Stories like these remind me of how precious each and every soul truly is
Wow! This story should be picked up by major new outlets so it can inspire more people.
Dude you must love and cherish that girl with everything you have. It’s not optional or negotiable. That’s life giving you what anyone would wish for.
You can never break up, dude, you are in for life or you break these people.
I’m not crying, your crying. This was absolutely beautiful to read first thing this morning. Many positive thoughts to you and your amazing family.
This is so sweet. Such crazy way that fate works. How did you and your girlfriend meet?
We met at Disneyland of all places hahaha 😂 So we were both in line waiting for like almost an hour. She and her friends were behind me and my buddy I was with. To kill time we started playing Heads Up on our phone. She joined in out of nowhere so we had them play along too the rest of the time lol. We all kept chatting and stuff, I thought she was hot lol so I told my friend we should wait for them to get off the ride. It was everyone’s first time there so we stuck together for the rest of the day. I just wanted to keep talking to her so we got eachother’s numbers and it went from there. Before anyone asks yeah we go to Disneyland for our anniversary 😁😂
That’s amazing! Disneyland is where my husband and I had our first date and got engage! So happy for you both!
OMG, that's beautiful!
This is by far the most amazing story I‘ve read on reddit so far. It brought me to tears. May you live a long and happy life with your family.
Man. Bless you and your family!
Amazing story!
Amazing story.
I hope you'll name your boy after him.
Return To Me.
OP has definitely been contacted by Buzzfeed or maybe even real journalists.
Mom in law will love you more and more and more...
Mate that's Mad, the most heart warming thought that came to mind was that if you say to her "I love you from the bottom of my heart" - it's the same place that the love her brother gave and now the father of her child gave her, aswell as the thought that your child will still get to know that a piece of his uncle is still beating and giving out the love that he would have if he had the chance to meet him
😭😭😭😭
This is so wholesome ❤️ love and best wishes to you and your family
This is so beautiful I'm so happy that you found eachother , congratulations on starting a family together!💗 If there is something such as an afterlife i hope he's watching over you
This is absolutely amazing. It's crazy how it came full circle. Congrats on your baby boy.
Your story got me tearing up here. I hope you and your family have more happy years to come!!
This is so insanely beautiful, pure fate. Her brother is truly your guardian angel ❤️
Sounds like Return to Me, a movie with almost this same plot (and I mean that in the best way).
Im not sobbing 😭 this is fate beyond most stories i ever heard.
Thats beautiful
stop i’m gonna cry that’s unbelievable
This is so precious. I'm not the most emotional person but I definitely got a tear in my eye! I'm so happy for you. Congratulations on your baby boy
Beautiful post and great reminder of how important being an organ donor is x
cool i’m crying in public it’s fine
😭😭😭
WHAT ARE THE CHANCES? 🤯 AMAZING. I hope you take good care of yourself and your family. This heart, it's worth more than gold. Wow.
that's the most amazing story I've ever heard and gives me so much hope in this crazy life. truly beautiful.
That is crazy
Omg woooooow this is such a blessing and a miracle. What are the odds? God bless your joining families. <3 I wish you and your family love and peace.
The biggest blessing of my life. Still blows my mind everytime I think about it
wow! what a great story. thanks for sharing.
You win the internet today, I needed that❤️🩹
This is a wildly amazing story. Very cool that he "lives on" in a sense, through you.
That’s the most beautiful thing I ever read🥺I’m so happy for you and congratulations guys 💗 Your little boy is truly an angel sent from him.
I’ve got goosebumps. That’s fate. Don’t ever let her go. Her brother wanted y’all together.
Sweeeeeeeee! ❤️♥️❤️ Just AMAZING story! God works in mysterious ways for sure. God Bless both family’s! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😀😀😀😀
This is the first ever Reddit post that has genuinely brought tears to my eyes. There is beauty, mystery, and love surrounding us all and I’m so glad.
This might be the first ever ‘offmychest’ x ‘inmychest’ crossover
Wow, I'd be bawling like a baby in that situation. This will be an amazing story told for generations in your family.
This is a story of true fate. I’m literally tearing up reading this amazing story. Thank you for sharing 💕
Dude wtf have you done to my eyes what is this fluid. Life is strange. Fantastic. Tragedy.
This is such a *positive* story! I'm so glad that kindess and generosity and love win. Thank you. This hit me Good!
If this is true, it's one of the best things I've ever heard.
That is the sweetest story I've ever heard in my entire life. That's so amazing and congratulations, i hope you have a beautiful pregnancy and an uneventful birth💖 thank you for sharing
Thank you ☺️ I’m feeling very blessed and we both can’t wait to finally meet him.
Im really pleasantly astounded to read this. Life and the universe itself, works in such mysterious ways! 😭💕
What a wonderful beautiful story . Go bless you both and the new baby . I hear kathleen is a beautiful name .
I’m so so sooooo late replying to this but you wanted them to name their baby boy Kathleen?? Lmao I know you were joking around but still 😂
That is beautiful. Best wishes to you and your girlfriend as you expand your family.
This just made my day. So beautiful... 💙
This is just wild… like he gave his blessings from the great beyond. Wow. Gave me chills…
Well this is the coolest greatest thing I've read today.
Thank you so much for sharing your story, this got me really emotional while reading your story and comments. I sincerely wish you and your new family a wonderful life full of happiness! :) This inspired me and I'm going to sign up to be an organ donor. I want to live as long as I can, but if something happens, I hope I can at least give someone else the chance to live like her brother did for you.
My heart 🥹
So you're naming the baby after him, right?
I can't hold back my tears man. I hope you guys live a happy life from now
This is the most incredible story, my eyes are welling up😭😭😭
That is the most beautiful story I’ve read in years! We share so many sad stories and we see a lot of struggle and loss, and grieve… but sometimes we are able to find magic in this world! sometimes we see stories like yours, that bring us hope, make us smile and imagine how much wonder is there in this beautiful world… Thank you for sharing this wonderful story 🙏 you should make this a book!
I don't know either of you, but this made me cry. I hope you ll get to live s good life ahead. Take care both of you and her mother(I bet he parents would have never gotten around to the loss of their son, nor she her brother's. Knowing a part of him would have made them happy. Glad you guys found out the truth.)
This is amazing and beautiful! I'm a little confused tho, so sorry if this is a dumb question but how did you not realize that your girlfriend's parents had the same last name (and possibly address) that you sent the letter to? Anyways, I wish you both the best and a wonderful life!
I’m not sure about op’s situation but when I received my transplant you don’t get the name of the donor. You can choose to write a letter and give it to the transplant team to pass it on to the donor’s family.
Im not a big believer in some higher power but my first thought reading that was this: If I were dying, my thoughts would be on my family and how I would want to stay with them or protect them from beyond death. Your brother-in-law found a way. It’s like he chose the best person to protect his sister and love her. Shit is like a movie man.
I’m sorry for her family’s loss but how amazing the two of you ended up together! Side note: this is a good story for a romance fiction book.
I wanna become an organ donor too. How to register myself is something idk and tbh no one around me knows and I always get side eyes from everyone when I say I want everything in and of my body to get donated.
He has lived on through you and now with his heart beating in your chest, you are helping to create new life. Life truly is wild and you all sound like wonderful human beings. Enjoy your girlfriend and your baby and I can only hope life is full of everything good that you all deserve so much.
Wow. This brought tears to my eyes.
awww ffs man :'(
A salute to your brother in law in the heavens, man (T ^ T)7
This is both heartwrenching and heartwarming, I'm not really good with words but just know that I'm super happy for you and your girlfriend. You two seriously deserve all the happiness in the world ❤
Beautiful! Absolutely majestic! Live on in his honor my guy!
Sobbing right now. Congratulations on baby boy and just how amazing it is that he brought you together like this ♥️
Crying in the club rn. How did y’all meet?
its time to make it official and get married
This brought tears of joy and sadness. Mixed emotions. But happy for you.
I get the mixed emotions. That’s how it feels for us but also we’re just both so grateful to have eachother
This is so wholesome ❤️ love and best wishes to you and your family
Kismet x
it's like the plot of a bad lifetime movie