transplant list on september of last year, but finding the perfect match can be a long and grueling process. >> we need to make absolutely certain that we're matching up brittany with the appropriate organs. >> and while brittany was waiting for a transplant, her mother, tammy, passed away from covid. >> she was a single mom. she was the biggest cubs fan you could ever meet. she loved christmas. she's one that would listen to christmas songs year around. >> tammy was brittany's best friend and primary care giver. >> you know, when you would talk to brittany's mother, she would tell you she has one wish. her one wish was that her daughter, brittany, would be able to have that new lease on life that she deserves. >> sometimes good things really do come to those who wait. >> i've been at northwestern since march 10th, waiting, and then november 2nd is when we got