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This is a very strong woman. In a tragic twist, a mother suffering from a terminal heart condition has suddenly lost her husband, who was preparing for single fatherhood in the wake of his wife’s death. Now, with an uncertain future for her three children, Kina Webb-Owens is still pushing forward in search of a donor to try to remain here for her kids. Via WTHR : A mother on a heart transplant list now faces an uncertain future without her husband’s support after he died in a car crash. But what she inspired him to do before he died is now giving new life to other people. “He is a good father, role model, stepfather, co-worker, great uncle, son, all of the above,” Kina Webb-Owens said of her late husband, Adrian Owens. Adrian and Kina made plans for him to raise their three children – 16-year-old Kenya, six-year-old Adrianna and two-year-old Kyle – alone after doctors gave Kina some bad news about her heart. “It’s how my heart beats and how irregular it is and the pumping and flow of it,” Kina said. “My grandmother and great grandmother had heart problems. My grandmother had heart disease and passed away at a very young age.” Doctors said Kina’s outlook was grim. “Didn’t give me long to live, but I am still here. Grace of God,” she said. But the couple’s single-father plans took a heartbreaking turn last week. Kina got a telephone call on Tuesday about a crash on Fall Creek Road. While driving to a second job, Adrian and a co-worker got into a head-on collision. Adrian died from his injuries. “Even though the brain left, broken bones, his heart was still beating,” Kina said. “So they tested again when he passed away this past Wednesday and he wasn’t a match.” Though he wasn’t a match for her, Kina was not about to let her husband’s life – let alone his unexpected death – be in vain. “My kids, we stayed at the hospital through Wednesday and then Wednesday, they called his time of death,” Kina said. As unplanned as it was, Kina, in need of a heart herself, made sure her family gave the gift of life by donating Adrian’s organs. It’s something organ donation workers hope more families will consider doing. “The gift of life is far-reaching. It not only impacts that recipient, but their family, friends and it really is a ripple effect,” said Courtney Tillotta, a representative for the Indiana Organ Procurement Organization. The ripple effect for Adrian’s organ donations is already rolling. An unidentified Indiana man now has his heart. “Take good care of it. You are getting an awesome heart. It’s a hard-working heart,” Kina said. And a heart that has given the same hope Kina holds onto along with her faith. Wow. It’s amazing how positive and optimistic this widow and mother of three is staying through such immense troubles. If you would like to help with Adrian’s funeral costs or Kina’s medical fees, you can visit their fundraising site HERE .
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