Jim Krile

On Thursday, November 4, 1999, our lives changed forever! My brother Jim went into respiratory arrest at home while sleeping and was rushed to the ER by ambulance. Initially, the doctors thought it was his heart, but what discovered was a complete surprise! Jim unknowingly had a Stage 4 Astrocytoma in the midline of his brain. The tumor pressed on the brainstem which caused an aneurysm. At 34, with a wife and 3 young children, he was pronounced brain dead. Complete devastation! We, nor he, had no idea! There one day, gone the next. Our hearts were broken! Jim always wanted to be a donor, the giving, kind man that he was, it was no surprise! He gave the gift of life to others! Thank you Lifesource! We would love to hear his beating heart again if we are able! It’s been quite a few years since he passed, and I hope the man who received his loving heart is doing well! All we were told was that he was on his last hunting trip when he received the call for a new heart! What an honor it would be to meet him! We have all decided to become donors because of Jim’s generosity! We miss you every day!