Olivia was diagnosed with brain cancer on May 7, the Daily Mail reported. After closer examination, it became clear that the young girl’s brain tumor, known as a diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, was inoperable and Olivia had a zero percent chance of surviving the diagnosis.
Determined to enjoy their limited time with their daughter, the Swedbergs decided to take a family trip to Disney Land. It was during this trip that they were contacted by Jessica Goeller, the mother of 3-year-old Lucas Goeller, who was dying from a rare condition known as biliary atresia.
“(Lucas's mother) told me she had been following our story and felt compelled by God to contact us to let us know that he needed a liver, she was very sorry for us, but also knew there was a bigger picture in place,” Lauressa Swedberg, Olivia’s mother, told Fox Carolina.
Despite the grief they felt by their daughter’s quickly deteriorating health, the Swedbergs recognized the opportunity they now had to save the life of another dying child. The couple soon made arrangements to donate Olivia’s organs upon her death. According to Olivia’s mother, choosing to donate her young daughter’s organs was the hardest decision she has ever had to make.
Despite her short three years on Earth, Olivia Rae Swedberg did what most could never accomplish in a lifetime: save the life of another. After her untimely death from brain cancer this past June, Olivia’s organs were donated to save the lives of not one, but two, terminally ill toddlers.
Olivia was diagnosed with brain cancer on May 7, the Daily Mail reported. After closer examination, it became clear that the young girl’s brain tumor, known as a diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, was inoperable and Olivia had a zero percent chance of surviving the diagnosis.
Determined to enjoy their limited time with their daughter, the Swedbergs decided to take a family trip to Disney Land. It was during this trip that they were contacted by Jessica Goeller, the mother of 3-year-old Lucas Goeller, who was dying from a rare condition known as biliary atresia.
“(Lucas's mother) told me she had been following our story and felt compelled by God to contact us to let us know that he needed a liver, she was very sorry for us, but also knew there was a bigger picture in place,” Lauressa Swedberg, Olivia’s mother, told Fox Carolina.
Despite the grief they felt by their daughter’s quickly deteriorating health, the Swedbergs recognized the opportunity they now had to save the life of another dying child. The couple soon made arrangements to donate Olivia’s organs upon her death. According to Olivia’s mother, choosing to donate her young daughter’s organs was the hardest decision she has ever had to make.
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