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"I really thought I was going to spend the rest of my life with him and loved him so much that I saved his life."
Colleen said that while it was her choice to donate her kidney to her ex-boyfriend, she clarified, "He didn't technically ask me for a kidney but pretty much opened the door for me to get tested." She said that her ex-boyfriend was upfront about his condition, and showed her brochures on who to call if she wanted to find out if she was a match to donate.
Ultimately, Colleen said that she chose to donate her kidney to improve her then-boyfriend's quality of life, and said, "I saw how his day-to-day was and how much he was struggling health-wise so that already convinced me to want to help him the best way I can."
Despite her hurt, Colleen said that she tried to give her ex-boyfriend a second chance, though she in retrospect added, "Honestly, thinking back, I don't know why I thought giving him another chance would work out our relationship when my trust in him was completely shattered."
Three months after this, the two were in an argument on the phone when Colleen said that her ex-boyfriend suddenly wanted to stop talking and read the Bible together. Colleen said, "I told him, 'No, can we just talk it out?' That right there triggered him so much that he just pretty much broke up with me and said, 'If God wanted us to be together, then we'll find a way back together in the end.'" He then hung up the phone and proceeded to block Colleen's number, as well as all of her social media accounts.
After two months of no contact, Colleen said that her ex-boyfriend reached out to her to try and grab lunch around the year anniversary of her kidney donation, though she never responded. She said, "I didn't respond because I felt like he only reached out to me over guilt." Colleen said that even after everything, she doesn't regret giving her ex-boyfriend her kidney, and said, "Despite the outcome of everything, I still wouldn't take back saving his life."
Colleen added that she was shocked by the enormous response that the video received, and said, "I didn't think it was going to get viral the way it did. Most of the responses to the video were really positive, heartfelt, and sweet, and some have said that it gave them hope. It feels amazing to know that my videos are giving them hope and having them believe that despite all the hurt, everything will be okay in the end."