Jessica Manning, 29, is a woman with a heart transplant, but surprisingly she keeps her old heart in a plastic bag and displays it on her TikTok account, where she shares her story.
The girl was born with congenital problems, for which she underwent an average of 200 minor and major surgeries in the course of her life, published The Mirror.
He is from New Zealand. She had a heart transplant at the age of 25. And since then, she feels that she has to live to the fullest and educate about the importance of donating organs, it is something that he wants to do not only for her, but also for her donor and for his family.
“Everything I do in life, I do it for my donor… Reaching my goals and doing all the things I love is celebrating that my donor is still alive,” he says according to the aforementioned medium.
Conserved
Jessica gave her heart to science for research, but it was later returned to her, as it was no longer needed. She decided to save it and for this reason, it is kept in a plastic bag with preservative liquid.
The British portal The Mirror reported that he kept it in his closet, but now he has it in a drawer in his desk, he keeps it close while he works.
“When I buy a house, I want to bury it (her old heart) and plant a tree on top and dedicate it to my donor,” Jessica shared, happily on her TikTok account @jessica.elenanz, with before and after photos of the transplant.
Look cheerful in a bikini without being ashamed of the scars from his surgeries. She celebrates that she has life, and that is why she doesn’t waste time, hiding her smile, or giving herself a complex.
Why does he keep his old heart?
The aforementioned medium presented Jessica’s reason for keeping her old heart.
“I always knew that having my heart and educating about organ donation would be controversial, but amazingly 90 percent of people love it and find it really interesting,” says the young woman.
She said that some people find it strange that she keeps it, but she still keeps it, remembering that she had a new chance at life.
