(Smile File) Organ donor surprises recipient at his first communion!

A young man instantly breaks down at his first communion when he turned and saw a familiar face.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
When Richie Ramirez was four, he was diagnosed with a
genetic liver condition, causing his liver to fail. His only
hope was a liver donor, and he ended up matching
with an anonymous donor, who ended up being Brian Flynn,
who was fifty one. Well. This past Sunday, living donor
Brian Flynn surprised young Richie at his first communion in Brooklyn,

(00:24):
New York. Richie had no idea his parents had planned
the surprise, and when he saw Brian's standing in the church,
he just burst into tears. Brian says, what a privilege
to be part of Richie's life. That's what he told people.
They all call me the goat for having shared part
of my liver with him four years ago, but he's
the true hero of this story. The best gift for

(00:45):
me is seeing him thrive and bring so much stoy
to so many people. Donating was the most amazing thing
I've done in my life. Brian first met Richie in
person a year after their successful transplant. Even though he
chose to donate anonymously, a day after the surgery, a
social work had told him the ramirorses were open to
correspondence and he agreed, and boy, what a great decision

(01:09):
that was. But the best decision was to donate. And
then it just really shows you what an impact organ
donation has