Living with an open heart
GABI LOWE IS THE EXTRAORDINARY MOTHER OF JENNA LOWE, AN INCREDIBLE YOUNG WOMAN WHO, IN HER SHORT LIFE, TOUCHED THE HEARTS – AND WILL SHAPE THE LIVES – OF THOUSANDS, RAISING AWARENESS AND HOPE AROUND PULMONARY HYPERTENSION AND ORGAN DONATION AROUND THE GLOBE. NOW SHE HAS AUTHORED A BOOK TO CELEBRATE JEN AND SHARE THE LESSONS OF THIS PROFOUND JOURNEY.
Q Gabi, when you think back on everything you’ve been through, what is the first thing that comes to your mind?
A Actually, I didn’t think I would survive Jenna’s death.
Jen and I were so inextricably linked. I was fighting so hard for her to live. And I suppose the biggest learning has been around how to live with that kind of loss.
I thought I would join her or, at the very best, be simply a ghost of myself. My fear of her death was so huge that it would take me down. What I found was that,
