This Family Shared a Sweet Photo of Their 1-Year-Old to Help Find His Heart Donor

Although Rena can't imagine what tremendous loss the donor's family had to go through, she hopes that this photo series proves how far their kindness and selflessness went.

"I speak for my whole family I believe when I say we really hoped that the donor family would see the photo and, at the very least, get a little healing by seeing the beauty that came from their tragedy," she said. "It would also be amazing to thank them and have them meet Titus in person, but we do completely understand if the wound is still too fresh to go down that path."

The most powerful part of the photo? The sign that's sitting right next to Titus. It reads: "I'm Titus! I was born Jan. 8th, 2018 with a very sick heart. I received a heart transplant in Seattle, Washington, on April 7th, 2018 that saved my life. I respect if it hurts too much to reach out to us, but I need this to reach my donor family so I can say thank you for the gift of life. I'm healthy and alive because of you!"

Now, Rena is doing everything possible to raise awareness for organ donation. She's hoping the photo shoot can truly put things into perspective for other families.

"Even if the donor's family were never to reach out, my hope is to raise awareness," explained Rena. "Someone is added to the organ transplant waiting list every 10 minutes and an average of 22 people die every day while waiting for their life saving organ that never came in time. Titus was very close to being that patient, so I feel it's my duty to show others how important it is to be an organ donor and save other lives just like Titus."