The heart of their friendship (VIDEO) Elsevier This video is under embargo. Please login to access this video. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Caption Kim LeBlanc never thought it would happen to her family. It was something other people had to go through. It never crossed her mind that she would be faced with the hardest experience a mother can bear. When she picked up the phone in May of 2012, this was the last news she was expecting. Dave Allingham was in his fortieth year when his heart really started failing. A machine was keeping him alive, but doctors told him it would only work for another month before his body couldn't take it anymore. The young father was staring death in the face. Then he got the call. Credit Hamilton Health Sciences Usage Restrictions Please include attribution License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.