10/15/2026
"I was reminded about the power of organ donation the night of my son Jaydon's accident. My husband already had a heart transplant. It was just two months from the time he collapsed at home to having the transplant, recovering, and coming home. Coincidentally, that was also the summer my son got his driver’s permit.
I remember when they asked him, ‘Do you want to be an organ donor?’ He nodded yes. Even with masks on due to Covid, you could see his squinty smile. Afterward, he handed me the paperwork and said, ‘Mom, did you hear what they asked me? I said yes. Is that okay?’ I told him, ‘Yes, that’s great that you’re thinking like that.’
He always wore the Donate Life green wristband. He was already enrolled and set to start school that fall. We were all so happy to see him following what he wanted.
It’s just a testimony to how a normal day can turn into something catastrophic.
That day, he was on his motorcycle. What they told me in the emergency room was that a car in front of him stopped abruptly, and he couldn’t avoid it. They told me about his brain injury. We knew what the doctors said, but we also knew what we were praying for.
Jaydon was the type of person who would want to be an organ donor. Knowing that his light is still shining in others and helping families through this loss is the good we can hold on to from this tragedy."
— Jane
