Heather Badenoch from Ottawa has always loved giving back: she runs a PR agency for not-for-profits and rescues dogs in her spare time. But recently she went big and decided to give away a third of her liver to a random stranger–a very sick child. After recovering from the surgery, she took to Twitter to document this selfless act. And the whole thread makes for an amazing read.

Am full of joy to finally share that I had organ transplant surgery! Gave 30% of my liver to a child. To a stranger. The transplant team @UHN @UHNTransplant chose the recipient @SickKidsNews who needed it most. We don?t know each other?s identity. pic.twitter.com/gV8B2mpfbf
— Heather Badenoch (@HeatherBadenoch) May 29, 2018

You read that right, “a stranger”–she didn’t even know this kid before signing over 30 percent of a vital organ. So what made her do it"
Here?s my story.

?8yo Gianna-Lynn Favilla made a public plea for a liver donor in 2016. I applied. ?She got another living donor and had a successful transplant. Woot!https://t.co/INPECULUHe ?I asked stay in the screening process to donate to whoever needed a liver most.
? Heather Badenoch (@HeatherBadenoch) May 29, 2018

We’re thrilled for Gianna-Lynn Favilla, who ended up receiving a transplant from her best friend’s dad (another hero in our books), but the sad thing is, a significant number of people on the liver and kidney transplant waiting lists die before receiving an organ. (That ...