He told a doctor she would want to donate her organs and, as next-of-kin, he would be giving permission for that. However, he wanted to make sure Aisling’s mother was in total agreement as he didn’t want her turning to him some months later saying, “you did that . “As Aisling’s mother says to me, ‘she’s out there ticking somewhere’ – it’s our little joke but it’s true.”He knows that has been a great comfort to her. Barry always felt if just one of Aisling’s organs worked in a recipient, he and his daughters would be happy. That’s a really good thing.”He urges families everywhere to have the conversation he and Aisling had about organ donation.

Source: The Irish Times March 27, 2018 05:03 UTC