The letter that changed Rebecca’s life after the loss of her child
She had these little glitter heels in a few different colours. Sometimes it was just jeans and a T-shirt,” her mum, Rebecca Wangmann, said.Brooklyn Wangmann’s liver donation saved the life of another child.Brooklyn was born with hypoplastic right heart – half her heart never developed – and was also missing part of her right lung. While Wangmann understood her daughter may not live a full life, she hoped she would at least make it into adulthood.In August 2023, Brooklyn died in the surgery that was her last option.
- ▪She had these little glitter heels in a few different colours.
- ▪Sometimes it was just jeans and a T-shirt,” her mum, Rebecca Wangmann, said.Brooklyn Wangmann’s liver donation saved the life of another child.Brooklyn was born with hypoplastic right heart – half her heart never developed – and was also mi
- ▪While Wangmann understood her daughter may not live a full life, she hoped she would at least make it into adulthood.In August 2023, Brooklyn died in the surgery that was her last option.
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