In the end, a couple named Jeff and Sarah Evans stepped forward and offered to be Nellie’s foster parents.
Doctors implanted Jade’s heart into little Nellie’s body, and the little girl thrived.
But her dad, Jeff, always wondered who gave Nellie the heart that had saved his foster daughter. Ten years later, he managed to track down Debbie and thank her for her precious gift. The heart that saved Nellie’s life had also brought him and Sarah together with their adopted daughter.
“Without Jade, Nel would’ve been dead within a few days,” Jeff told “Inside Edition.”
The meeting between Nellie and her family with Debbie was an emotional one. Nellie, who is now 10 years old, took off her shirt and let Debbie press her ear to her chest and hear the beautiful sound. And the sound of Jade’s heart beating was as strong as was when she was alive.
Thanks to Debbie’s kindness, Jade lives on. And every time Nellie takes a breath, she thinks of the little girl who saved her life.
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