'Heart-in-a-box' technology lets Kingston organ donor save a life

When Robbie Sherren died on May 7, he became the first Canadian adult to donate his heart after cardiac or circulatory death. The legacy is helping his parents cope and igniting a new approach to save lives in this country, doctors say.

'Heart-in-a-box' technology lets Kingston organ donor save a life
Lorraine and Derk Sherren of Kingston, Ont. hold a photo of their late son and heart donor, Robbie Sherren.

When Robbie Sherren died on May 7, he became the first Canadian adult to donate his heart after cardiac or circulatory death. The legacy is helping his parents cope and igniting a new approach to save lives in this country, doctors say.