B.C. mom meets the man whose life was saved by her late son’s organ donation – CTV

April 20, 2026

Ben Warner’s family tried for years to help him beat the drug addiction that ultimately cost him his life.

“It was really sad that it had such a hold on him, and he just couldn’t get over it,” said Ben’s mother Holly Warner.

When Ben died of an overdose in August 2024, his family learned the 37-year-old was a registered organ donor.

“It didn’t surprise us, because that’s just the type of person Ben was. He always put other people first,” said Warner.

As she was planning her son’s memorial, Warner received a card of condolence written by one of the recipients of Ben’s donated organs.

Mark Hofeling received Ben’s liver, and when he was recovering in hospital, he knew he wanted to reach out to the family of the anonymous donor.