13-year-old Tymek will die without a heart transplant — parents plea for organ donation consent

Tymek, a 13-year-old born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, is now first on the urgent heart transplant waiting list. He is kept alive by an ECMO machine that replaces his circulatory system, but cannot remain on it indefinitely. His parents are urging families who lose a loved one in the coming days to consent to organ donation, noting that one donor can save up to seven lives.