An emotional scene unfolded on Good Morning Britain today (January 7), when Susanna Reid couldn't hold back her tears during a particularly moving interview. The moment touched the heart of the ITV presenter, as she became visibly choked up while offering words of comfort to her guest.
Alongside Ed Balls, she hosted the family of a teen whose life was tragically cut short because a defibrillator wasn't accessible in a critical moment. The bereaved family is now advocating for all police vehicles to be equipped with this crucial life-saving apparatus.
Reid, deeply moved, said to the mourning mother: "Naomi, it's been such a tragic loss losing your child in such an unspeakable way. You have found a purpose. Jamie had signed up to the organ register, hadn't he?". The guest responded by sharing the touching impact of her son's decision: "The reason that we do what we do is because Jamie had signed the organ register three times in his short life. When he was 16, 17 and again just after his 18th birthday. And I was stood outside of Coventry hospital the morning after we lost Jamie and watched his lungs take off in a helicopter to go to Bristol.".
She eloquently expressed the significance of her late son's actions: "Jamie actually saved five lives including the life of a baby girl on the night that we lost him. He was meant to save lives.". Moving forward with the same spirit, she informed Reid that thanks to their campaign, Jamie has posthumously helped save an additional 13 lives, and she remains hopeful that he will save "hundreds" more, reports the Express.
