St. Louis women were the perfect match for organ donation and as friends

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - When it seems like you're walking in circles, sometimes a friend can point you in the right direction. "I think we had an instant connection," explained Carol Patrylo. Patrylo said her friend Cindy Mueller saved her life. And she isn't exaggerating. They met when they were both working as aides in the Lindbergh School District. "I thought she was sweet and just loving and she thought I was nuts," Patrylo said with a laugh. "And I am crazier than a lunatic." But Patrylo's world was shattered into little pieces when her 19-year-old son Todd was killed by a drunk driver in June 2000. Her only comfort was that Todd was an organ donor and helped save other lives. "Three weeks before he died, he was doing Christian outreach in an orphanage in Ensenada, Mexico," Patrylo said. "Cindy was so supportive and helped me get through this." But no one really gets through something like that. The light inside of her had gone out. Read more: https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/loc...