My daughter donated her hand to a stranger – holding it again has given me comfort

My daughter donated her hand to a stranger – holding it again has given me comfort6 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleKate Bradbrookin LiverpoolKate Bradbrook/BBCKim Smith (left) received the donor hand last autumn from Jackie Kirwan's daughter, Georgie PetersonHolding your daughter's hand is something most mothers would take for granted.But for Jackie Kirwan, it means so much more.Her daughter, Georgie Peterson, died last year, aged 33, after a rare brain condition caused a fatal seizure.But Georgie, from Liverpool, donated her hand to quadruple amputee Kim Smith, who had it transplanted last autumn.Now Jackie, 65, has met Kim and says holding her daughter's hand once more has "given me huge comfort... there's a little piece of her still there".Family photoGeorgie had been on the Organ Donor Register for many years and always wanted to help others, her mother saidKim, 64, from Milton Keynes, lost all four limbs eight years ago after contracting sepsis from a urinary tract infection.After being on the waiting list for almost four years, she said being given a new hand was "the most precious gift".The former hairdresser, now a campaigner for sepsis awareness, sent an anonymous letter of thanks via the transplant team at Leeds General Infirmary to her donor's family, who agreed to meet her."I just felt I had to say thank you for such an incredible gift," she said."It really has changed my life so much. I've been able to hold my youngest granddaughter's hand... it's life-changing, completely."Family photoGeorgie had a rare brain condition that caused frequent seizuresMeeting the recipient of her daughter's hand had been "amazing", Jackie said.She described Georgie as "human sunshine" and said her daughter knew from the age of 17 that she wanted to be on the Organ Donor Register."Throughout the last 16 years, she did many times say, 'I'm not...