"My Son's Heart Is Beating in Another Child's Chest" — The Nicholas Green Story and a Father's Gift That Changed a Nation
In 1994, American father Reg Green lost his seven-year-old son Nicholas to a highway shooting in Italy and chose to donate his child's organs to seven Italian patients. That single act of grace sparked "The Nicholas Effect," transforming Italy from one of Europe's lowest organ donation countries to one of its highest and saving tens of thousands of lives.
Apr 16, 2026