Mike said he tried for years to find out who had done it.
He called the hospital.
Asked nurses.
Emailed departments.
Begged anyone who might know.
But the answer was always the same.
The donor wanted to stay anonymous.
“So I let it go,” he said. “Or at least I tried to.”
Then, six months ago, while cleaning out old medical papers, he found a billing receipt with a reference code printed at the bottom.
Out of curiosity, he called the hospital again.
This time, a clerk made a mistake.
“She said, ‘Oh, that payment came from her.’”
Mike pressed harder.
At first, the clerk refused.
Then finally, she gave him only one thing.
A first name.
Emily.
