Parents of five-year-old girl help her fulfil final act of kindness after she died in freak accident by accidentally strangling herself on rope swing going down a slide
- Aurora Masters had a freak accident which saw her strangle herself on May 8
- The little girl was pronounced dead just five days later in the care of family
- Her parents say her 'heart is beating somewhere' after donating her organs
The parents mourning the loss of the young daughter have fulfilled a final act of kindness on her behalf by donating the five-year-old's organs.
Aurora Masters died May 13 after a freak accident which saw her strangle herself on a disc swing just five days earlier.
Masters' family say Aurora suffered fatal brain damage and switched off her life support machine after the accident.
Tom and Krystal Masters confirmed that her organs were given to Donor Alliance, an organization that 'facilitates the process of organ and tissue donation for transplantation throughout Colorado and most of Wyoming.'
'We know that Aurora's heart is beating somewhere,' said Krysal, with Tom adding that it 'genuinely helps' for them to live with that, despite their grief.
The parents of five-year-old Aurora Masters now know their beloved daughter's heart is beating somewhere after donating her organs
The family is describing it as a final act of kindness from a little girl who always wanted to help and lead.
'I am proud of my daughter,' Krystal said to KUSA. 'I was already proud, but she's still giving.'
In a GoFundMe that's raised over $30,000, her family and friends continued to show how much they loved her.
'Our sweet Aurora Rae has once again demonstrated her ninja quality of bravery, partnering with the Donor Alliance to complete her giving of gifts. She is demonstrating the qualities of a black belt,' they wrote.
The family will be holding services for Masters on Saturday, June 8 at a local church.
'Our hearts are shattered and we continue the journey to honor and celebrate her worldly gifts.'
Aurora, from Fort Collins, moved her small plastic slide close to her disc swing while playing in the garden of her family's well-kept home.
But when she went down the slide, she ended up getting her neck caught in the ropes of the swing.
Aurora Masters died May 13 after a freak accident which saw her strangle herself on her a disc swing just five days earlier
Tom and Krystal Masters confirmed that her organs were given to Donor Alliance, an organization that 'facilitates the process of organ and tissue donation for transplantation throughout Colorado and most of Wyoming'
Her brain was starved of oxygen, with doctors at the Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora on Saturday breaking the terrible news that she will not survive.
The family rallied round the Masters with 19 members coming in from the states of Wyoming and Nebraska to be at Aurora's bedside.
'We do know the power of family,' Kennedy said.
The five-year-old girl was pronounced dead on May 13, according to the GoFundMe page.
The family have struggled to understand how the accident occurred,
But it appears to have happened while the youngster was innocently playing on her own outside.
'She pulled her little plastic slide over to where her swing was and somehow got caught up in the swing, and the swing strangled her', her aunt Kennedy told Fox 31.
'Her oxygen was limited as a result of the injury,' the family explained.
The family will be holding services for Masters on Saturday, June 8 at a local church
Father Tom Masters (pictured left) spoke after her death of how Aurora had reinvigorated his life when she was born
Father Tom spoke after her death of how Aurora had reinvigorated his life when she was born.
'She came along when I was at a really bad mental health place,' he told the Denver Post. 'It felt like there was something almost magical about her.'
'I'm hearing all these stories that she was like that for everybody,' he added.
'She literally just had fun and went around and brought her light with her and gave it away for free.'
Krystal says she hopes her daughter's story encourages other families to embrace their children.
'I guess what I would say to parents is: Love your kid every minute, have a dance party and just live life. Because you never know when it's going away.'
