Bill Conner, donor dad meets heart recipient, Loumonth Jack, Jr.
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ค. 2017
- Bill Conner of Wisconsin rode his bicycle 2600 miles across the country to honor his daughter and raise awareness about the importance of organ, eye and tissue donation. Bill’s daughter, Abbey, died in January of 2017. She was an organ donor. On Father’s Day 2017, Bill heard his daughter’s heart beat again.
After biking 1400 miles through several states, Conner stopped in Ventress, Louisiana to meet his daughter’s heart recipient, Loumonth Jack, Jr - also known as Jack or Roppy. Roppy suffered a heart attack at the age of 20. Doctors gave him days to live. Without Abbey’s heart, Roppy wouldn’t be alive today.
If you ever needed a visual reminder of what the best of humanity looks like, this is it!
I wish that I could give you a million thumbs up on that!
Amen to that
That’s the truth. To me it’s Divinity on display
@@gregoryrush8290 so would I
I agree.
Made me stronger to do what I need to do. I am cardiac surgeon. Thanks, guys.
Thank you for your Life Changing Work and Humanity…🙏🙏🙏💞🙏🙏🙏
Hvala vama sto postojite,vi ste najvazniji u cijeloj priči,lijepi pozdrav od žene velikog ❤
🙏
May God continue to Bless and Keep you.
Bless your hands and your heart sir ❤
This young man who received the heart is just an amazing human! So kind and such a polite young man!! What a beautiful, bittersweet moment.
I agree with you. Some people are grateful, some people are not. This young man is as nice as the older (donor) man.
Well said 🙋 🙏 such a perfect oxymoron for this occasion...bittersweet...🤗
I love how this guy gave father all the time he needed...
I’m sure he felt it was the least he could do!
Mwqlqmpqq!pa al! X modos!🌞😥😌😥🌞😥🥳😥😌😥📞📞😑🙃🌞😥🌞😑🌞😀😥😃😌😥😀😥😌😥🥳🥬🌞😥😥😥
YES YES YES!! 😭😭😭
That is called being grateful for the second chance an angel gave him.
To be fair the man’s daughter gave him an entire lifetime.
just the best thing ever. no politics. just people loving each other.
Yes no politics. We need to stop listening to the media. The world and its people are not all bad.
No politics, no religion, no racism, discrimination only love from one heart to another! 💞
Amen😍
@@theadvocate2782 People to People!!!
Politics is madness
I am crying tears of sadness and happiness at the same time. He's not hugging that young man, he's hugging his daughter. I hope they never lose touch..!!
Such a heart warming story. So kind.
Every story I have heard like this , the families stay in touch . I face one young lady who received a heart from another young lady had the donor father walk her down the aisle at her wedding ....
Yes... he hug his daughter for sure...
Beautifully put
It's a beautiful story because his daughter's heart lives on plus its keeping that young man alive. Humanity at its finest.
If we showed this stuff all the time then we could wipe out hate
If only that were true
GOD BLESS ALL
This father rode his bike almost 3 thousand miles raising awareness for organ/eye/tissue donating! What an amazing man and father he is and what a beautiful and blessed family the recipient is! This was so wholesome and inspiring and I love when we as humans embrace each other in our times of need ❤ all hope isn't lost you guys 🥲🙌🏾🥰🙏🏽💕
That's amazing. I was wondering why everyone else was dressed up but he wasn't
I am a donor mom. I've never met the recipients of my son's heart, liver, kidneys. Only a kidney recipient has reached out and we've only communicated by social media. Im thankful for her acknowledging my son's family. It saddens me to have no idea how his heart recipient has done. It is such a major part of who my son was. ❤
I'm very sorry for your loss. Maybe someday you will here from the other recipients.
I sincerely hope you will hear from the heart recipient. I truly am sorry for your loss. As a mother, I simply cannot imagine what it would be like to lose one of my children. God bless you.
You are a Beautiful Woman and you’re what humanity is all about ❤❤❤
I am so sorry for your loss. It has to be the ultimate horrific life experience. I have three sons.
I feel the same as you that the recipients should acknowledge and want to know about the precious or trim that died but most recipients are so desperate for donors and pray every day for the organ they need with no thought to the donor or his loved ones. It’s selfish
I personally could never allow doctor to keep my son hanging on to life with machines while they look for donors and my consent and then preceded to kill him to harvest his heart which must be very fresh and still beating while they cut it out. . I would never allow them to carve up my child ever.God gives life and takes it away. These people are like vultures and my fellow nurses are ghouls who call motorcycle drivers donors. Well they won’t get anyone I love as spare parts.
Wow. God said I will create beauty from ashes and that is exactly what He’s done through you. I hope there is something you can do to facilitate a meeting. They may not even know you are open to it so I would try and let that be known and go from there. Blessings.
That's the embrace of a father 💗💗💗
Yes it is. He's a good man, and that's a good kid. May God continue to rain blessing upon their families.
Right? The first thing I thought was that he hugged him like that was his son.
This Father! He is such a great human being. Sorry for the loss of your daughter, Papa. Many thanks and respect for giving another person a chance to live on. Continued comfort, joy and strength to you.
This is tragic and painful, beautiful and inspiring, heartbreakingly sad and wonderfully uplifting . May God bless them all.
My thoughts exactly.
You said it all.thank you
OMG! You are correct. I feel so many emotions at once!
I agree.
Beautifully said 🥲🥲🥲
I can see how much that man misses his daughter and loved her. Am so sorry for your lost my brother
This is such a Beautiful Moment. This man is holding this young man like a Father should. So much LOVE. SO MUCH LOVE. Thank you God for Blessing Both of these families in Jesus Name Amen!
Nothing wrong with adopting this young man as his son....or helping the kid become successful. For me, the kid would be in my life forever! God Bless!!!!!!!!!!!! Our Father is eternal love! Never ending!
Yes, HE IS.
This young man is already successful- look at his family and his kindness. What a blessing he is.
Amen...
He surely doesn’t need adopting as he has his own family
@@allycbythesea7937 He surely has the heart of that man's son! Can a man have more than one set of parents? Why not? What is wrong with you? It's not about race or money....1 Corinthians 13:13 kjv.
The Human RACE..... LOVING each-other!!
Just imagine ...
My stepson became a donor when he was stationed in Germany, we never got to meet the recipients, so when I watch this video it warms my heart. Nothing else matters except that we are equal and we understand compassion for others as human beings ❤️
As a single dad of a daughter, that is my most terrifying fear. Losing my little girl.
Yeah it's a crippling fear.
As a parent, the pain is there, but also the happiness of knowing you saved another parent from having to feel that pain. This was just beautiful. Many blessings and much love to all.
I've just registered as an organ donor in my country because of this story.
Thank u so much bro..💘
That is very kind of you I need a double lung transplant and when I think a family have to suffer the loss of a loved one for me to have them breaks my heart
S wpaq qmp a!la ña!as📞🤩📞😜🌶️📞😜📞📞🙃🚨😙😜🥳🙃😗😉🤗🙃🤭😗🥳🙃🥳😗🤭🤪😐😐😶😐🤪😐😐🤪😐🤔😐🤤😨🤤😨😢😨🤤😨😥🤯🤯🤤😓🤢😥😢😥🤤
Jkwwoq9qqmpamqm😉🤤🥬🤤😐🤗🤤🥬🤪😌🤪📞📞📞📞🤗😙😐🤪🤗🤪🤔😐😙😉🤣😗🥳🥳😗😜🙂🤭🙃🥳🙃😉🙃🤭🙃🥳😨🌞😨🌷🌷🌷🌻🍃🍂🍃🍂🌵🌻🌴🍃☘️🍂🌻🧎🧘🙍🧘🙍👩🦽🙍🧎🧘💆🟤🧡🔑🤎🟠🟤🟠🤍❤️⬛🔴⬛🔴⬛🔴♎🔴⚪🔴⬛🔴🟫🔴
Sometimes, when everything aligns just right... the loss of one life can be converted to the extension of another.
And that's why being an organ donor is worth it❤
thank you for donating. My dad is alive today because someone was so selfless and gave their heart to him. He never got to find out about the family but we thank them
❤❤❤❤❤❤
This is the purest form of love that I've ever seen. Both families are amazing.
As a father, I can feel his sadness while I'm watching. I can't stop
crying. Touching story !!!
Donating organs is a wonderful thing! Prayers for both ❤
I am a grown arse man.. war medic, ED doc.. death is like a everyday story getting played like a record. But this story teared my eyes. I really dont know how I would ever live without my two daughters !!!
Fathers and their daughters...
I thought I was done crying...then the fathers hugged
Me too
Sad, yet beautiful,
You just can't
With the grandpa too.
I'm definitely a donor on my driver's license It says that......
That's beautiful that this man's daughter's heart lives in this young man.... I hope that he takes care of his life so he can have a long life with his new heart❤
How can anybody not tear up after watching this…?❤❤
"There's no greater love than to offer one's life for another." Wow! I'm straight up crying, tears of joy.
Wow! The father in the yellow shirt hugged that young man like he's a long lost son! Each hug😮just Wow! That's real love. Humanity. 🙏🏾
He must of felt like he was holding his son! GOD BLESS THEM ALL!
Thank god for Abbey to continue someone's life with her generous living heart! This is what life is about!😭🙌💕❤️😇🙏
I can’t imagine how painful yet loving this would have been. I admire anyone like this young man for giving the family this opportunity.
VERY VERY POWERFUL!!! No words can be said. Except a huge thanks to God.
You spelt surgeons, doctors and nurses incorrectly... 🙄
@@juliadoherty83And Who gave them a brain to study ? Check yourself☝🏽GOD MUST be honored
This is so amazing, so glad that this father's generosity saved a young man's life. God bless you all in Jesus Christ amen.
Love this. May Our Lord and Savior continue to Bless this young man and his family. Amen 🙏
This is HOW people SHOULD be!! Love each other and help each other, regardless of our everyday differences!
That was an awesome reunion. Unfortunately, one life to save another. Hopefully, they can stay in touch for life. God bless both families.
Humans doing what we were put here to do. Help each other. Go help someone today. No matter how small it may seem. You never know how profound and lasting that help might be. Love & Respect 🙏
Tears. And then the stethoscope comes out.
His the only
Mark do you think about donation?
He was hugging his daughter....even if it was only a little part of her.
Hearing that Heart beat must be like hearing his child all over again, Oh what a Gift! What a sacrifice ❤
I have watched this nearly a dozen times, each time I watch the dad given the stethoscope and starts listening to his daughter’s heart, the tears just let loose. This is such a heart warming story. ❤️
Such love is like Christ showed all those who needed it. The young man was so kind in letting the Dad hold him so long and gave him all the time he needed. Absolute unbounded Love. Such a sweet family and so grateful.
"You humans are at your best, when things are worst." Jeff Bridges in STARMAN.
I LITERALLY JUST WATCHED THAT MOVIE!! Weird.
@Neil Heckman it’s a quote, not a debate.
Really takes something special to find something negative about such an amazing story.
Like I wasn't crying enough when the man was feeling his daughter's heart beating in the long hug....then they pull out a stethoscope.
Such thoughtfulness to walk with the scope to allow dad to listen to the heart
Beautiful & heartbreaking💔💕
PLEASE BE AN ORGAN DONOR 💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝
This is so touching. You know, each one of us can give a small piece of our heart through love to others. The world would be such a beautiful place to live in.
That father wins a son god bless you both
So emotional tears are rolling down my face. So sad and yet so extremly beautiful at the same time. R.I.P. Abbey ❤. And i hope John will get old god bless Bill who made the hard choice to donate Abbey's heart.
That’s why I’m an organ donor ❤️ We all should be. We can’t take it with us when we’re gone.
This is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. May God bless these families.
She Did It , Abbey Not Only Saved This Young Fellows Life , She Saved A Family And A Legacy. Her Father Did All He Could Do. She Will Always Be With Him.
They are all family now.
In a country where racism runs rampant this video and the love shown here....not to mention the fact that organ donation does not discriminate.....is so very powerful.
These kind of videos hit you when you aren't a father, because I think everyone is or wants to be a good person. But seriously man, when you become a father, especially to a daughter, these things go beyond 'hitting you' they make you feel emotions more intensely and more overpowering than you ever thought you could.
Retired nurse here crying happy tears!
This is what we need: we all are human beings living in this great country of the U.S.A.
No encuentro palabras para describir ese momento, salvo que todo habla de la grandeza humana de mucha gente. Bendiciones.
Selflessness & love are limitless if given the chance. Thank you Abbey and Bill. Thank you Jack for giving Abbey's heart a second chance to live through you, and may you continue with great health! Current research says you will experience some of Abbey's taste/feelings through the muscle memory DNA from her heart. I wish you much love!!
Human at his best! No better example of humanity, we all should celebrate and feel proud off!
The father of the young girl will know that his daughter's death was not all in vain. Another young person has the opportunity to live a full, long life even though his daughter's was tragically taken from her. Each minute of every day for the rest of his life, the young man will live because of the gift of her heart. What a wonderful story when we now hear so many stories of man's inhumanity to man. Bless both families!
Life is so precious. God bless both families
If I was the person that got a heart transplant that would save my life, I'd let the father hug me the rest of the day and listen to the heart the whole way through. It's the least I could do if my life was saved, along with having a second chance at life. But I doubt I'd last long from keeping myself from crying.
Isn't it beautiful how much we can change the world with love!❤
This man is in his heart hugging his son one last time
When he touched the back of his head😭🙏
😢😢😭😭
Nothing but love. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Just now seeing this. What a moving display of humanity. If a picture says a thousand words, this video says a million. God bless them all and wishing them only the best.
The hug from this man took my breath away 😢❤️🩹 I pray for them both 🙏🏾🙏🏾
Beautiful What an Incredible experience ❤️ ❤❤❤❤❤
These damn onions 🥺
I know!! The onions are getting to me, too😪
I just gave in to the onions. I have a granddaughter and a great granddaughter. I couldn't possibly imagine...
Just sitting here crying over this video. The love shines through so clearly. How beautiful.
The hug was just amazing
Wow this the most humbling moment I have seen in a long time...
The gift he gave this young man, and it has been so honored by him and his family.
May they stay close to the father please...his daughter is still here.
Hugs are great. We should hug each other everyday. Loved that long warm hug, it was over a minute. Warm, embracing, comforting love. ❤
Made me cry. Beautiful. This is what mankind SHOULD look like.
The way he held his head just broke my heart because you know that is probably how he held his daughter.
What a act of humanity and love
God bless all of us and fill our hearts with love and kindness ❤🙏
Wow this is an absolutely overwhelmingly, beautiful display of humanity❤❤❤ God bless them
So touching! God knows we are all here living our lives and doing the best we can! Bless both of these families, always!❤❤❤❤❤❤
Oh my GOD ,, he's got a piece of his baby there to hug !!!
Sirs, that heart beat went worldwide. What an amazing lady! The guy that now keeps the beat...don't ever waste a beat. Much love to you all. Xxx
I had kidney transplant done in 2022 & the recipient is my stepdaughter which I raised her since 2 years old.Now she 40 & I'm 61..Its amazing to see her live & raised her 2 kids (my grandchildren)..Watching this clip really make me feel so blessed..Tq God (ALLAH swt) for choosing me & giving me this apportunity to save her life..None of my family member match the same blood with her xcept me...
🙏🏼
May Allah bless you sir
Love never fails
Very heart touching, become a donor you never know who life you may save.
No they let you die just to save another life
You can feel the Love thats coming from the Father while hugging him. 😢🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤❤❤❤
The way he was holding his head....my God...
Even though I'm a 15 y/o woman, my life is way beyond my years, no one in my family knows this, but when my time on this earth is up, I wanna be an organ donor so that I can save peoples lives and so that person receiving this precious gift can still have their family.
It’s important you tell your family so that if that time came ( God forgive) then they would be able to convey your wishes to the medical authorities
I don’t understand when we see moments like this in America, why do we hate people who are different?!
It doesn’t make sense.
What a beautiful and sad moment.❤😢
There was so much happiness and sadness at the same time. But it was still beautiful to watch. now I have to wipe the tears away..
I LOST it at the stethoscope 🤧🤧🤧🤧
His child lives through that boy. That'll give him a little bit of comfort. He'll see him when he thinks of his child.
I think ALL donor families should meet up with the recipients...What bittersweet moments could you ask for then to "hear" your lived one "still living".
A beautiful moment! People who spew hate need to watch this video!
This brought tears, the human race at its best. No colour we are just human. Thank you so much for allowing your son's life to go on. God bless you
One of the beautiful moments I have witnessed in my lifetime! Words can’t describe this act of love!
I lost my 16 yo daughter to inoperable brain cancer, I felt his pain. Like all parents we want to protect our children, when we can’t it is excruciating.
Parents who lose children have a common feeling of never being able to exhale fully. Hearing her heartbeat you could see him reflect to his daughters hugs.God bless both families for choosing to donate life, and being a graceful recipient, well done to all for showing everyone this world IS good.
Couldn't hold back the tears myself.