http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_648_The_Greatest_Heart.mp3 Dr. David Miller lost his daughter in a car accident and had to decide whether to donate her heart to someone who needed it. Plone 2.0 http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_648_The_Greatest_Heart.mp3/logo.jpg http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_648_The_Greatest_Heart.mp3 <h4>The Greatest Heart</h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/b294ece0187d3561a0a2d845c8acef22" alt="David Miller" />David Miller</p><p>When Dr. David Miller's children got into a terrible car accident, David found himself in the position of many of his patients: having to decide whether to donate his daughter's heart. <br /></p><p>Liz Carpenter, a young woman who was on oxygen and confined to a wheelchair because of a worsening congenital heart disease, got a phone call about the heart that could save her life.  <br /></p><p>And Dr. Giorgio Aru, a transplant surgeon, found himself the bearer of the precious gift.</p><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/1b3f7f9e2314c375ed3c58aed93e4071" alt="Liz Carpenter" />Liz Carpenter  <br /><br /><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/64f5b37026d264663294fb3cd935feae" alt="Giorgio Aru" /><br />Giorgio Aru</p><p>David, Giorgio and Liz talk about the event that changed all of their lives: the Millers’ decision to give the gift of their daughter’s heart.</p><br /><ul><li>See <a title="Lindsay Miller and family" href="resolveuid/9334ab111360faa34ee59aac99f1c7cf" target="_self">photos</a> of Lindsay Miller and the Miller family</li><li>Read about <a href="http://www.msblood.com/about_testimonials.asp?id=4" target="_self">Liz and her sister Kadie</a></li><li>See <a title="Liz" href="resolveuid/c490cd82fc605c294f3acad0d98f78e5" target="_self">more photos</a> of Liz</li></ul><blockquote><p><i>Music in this story: Tilliboyo Sunset by The Kronos Quartet</i></p></blockquote><p><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact US</a></p><p><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document" /><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11" /><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11" /><link href="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\pcrowley\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List" /><style></style></p><p><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document" /><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11" /><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11" /><link href="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\pcrowley\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List" /><style></style></p> Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:00:00