Amelie Trice was celebrating her 30th birthday at a dinner with her husband, Stephen, and close friends when the call came.

“Across the table he yelled ‘Amelie, they got a heart for Troupe.’ I didn’t say goodbye,” she said. “I picked up my purse and walked out of the restaurant.”

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Amelie Trice holding her son for the first time after his transplant in July 2007.

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Troupe Trice recovering after his heart transplant in 2007 and having a little fun as a pirate.

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