Man Received Heart from Suicide Victim, Marries Donor’s Widow, Then Dies The Same Way

Share This Post

Man Received Heart from Suicide Victim, Marries Donor's Widow, Then Dies The Same Way

Man Received Heart from Suicide Victim, Marries Donor’s Widow, Then Dies from Suicide
By Divya Shree
Edited By Stephanie Dawson

Heart transplants are rather common these days. This is about a man who received the heart of a person who committed suicide, married the donor’s wife, then died in a similar way.
Terry Cottle committed suicide and his heart was given to a man named Sonny Graham. Mr. Graham later married the wife of Mr. Cottle. Mr. Graham started writing letters to Mrs. Cheryl Cottle after learning he received the heart from Mr. Cottle.

12 years after marrying Cheryl Mr. Graham shot himself dead in similar circumstances to her former husband. Unfortunately it was the same wife in mourning.

Cheryl Graham

Friends of the couple report that Cheryl Graham (nee Cottle) a nurse, is shocked by this weird change of circumstances. Official reports show the 60 year-old Mr. Graham shot himself in the throat using a shotgun. His dead body was found in a garage belonging to the couple. In 1995 Mr. Graham escaped death after suffereing from congestive heart failure. He had about six months left to live when a call from Medical University of South Carolina came reporting a heart had become available that could be transplanted. That heart was from Cottle, who was 33 years and had committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.

heart transplant Graham

The identity of the heart donor remained confidential, the only fact disclosed to Mr. Graham was the age of the donor. A year after the successful transplant Graham contacted the organ donation agency to learn about the donor so he could thank the family of the man who gave him the gift of life. That is when Mr. Graham started writing letters to Mrs. Cottle who was a young widow with 4 children. They later met, fell in love, and were married. Mrs. Graham later said she was glad something so good came from something so bad.

heart-transplantation

Scientists suggest that in many cases of organ transplant the recipients start exhibiting some characteristics of the donor. These character changes in the organ recipient are called cellular memory phenomenon. Medical experts are not convinced of this concept and insist there is lack of research and evidence on this matter.

Source– http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-557864/Man-given-heart-suicide-victim-marries-donors-widow-kills-exactly-way.html

More To Explore

Gastrointestinal Health

What Your Gas Says About Your Health

What Your Gas Says About Your Health What Your Gas Is Trying to Tell You About Your Health Even though it’s regarded with much embarrassment

Inspiration

8 Spiritual Poems

[By Chris Roe] If Time Were Mine Your love is the space In which I exist. Your truth and inspiration Drive light Into the darkest

Facts

5 Easy Stress Busters

5 Easy Stress Busters By Positivemed-Team Edited By: Stephanie Dawson • Take a walk Simply taking a walk helps manage stress. Get out and let

How to Use Tomatoes to Fight Acne
Acne

How to Use Tomatoes to Fight Acne

When the pores of the skin become blocked with dead cells and other impurities, the sebaceous glands produce much protective oil that gets trapped underneath

Awesome in Web

Top 20 Best Paying Cities for Women

Top 20 Best Paying Cities for Women Women are progressing in every field, however research from The Institute for Women’s Policy shows the wage gap

psychology

Confronting a Manipulator

Confronting a Manipulator By Andres Carvajal Edited By : Stephanie Dawson There are 4 tools that manipulators use to fulfill their objectives, and 4 things

Scroll to Top