MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A remarkable reunion took place Wednesday at Methodist University Hospital as a kidney recipient met her donor's family for the first time. Reggie Smith Jr. tragically passed away in a car accident in 2018 but his legacy lives on. In a heartwarming moment, for the first time, Ebony Jordan met the family of the man who gave her a second chance at life. "This feels great. It feels different. I can feel the connection," Jordan said. As the families prepared to meet in separate rooms, Reggie's mother, Tremetrius Barneswaited patiently, anticipating the emotional encounter with the recipient of her son's life-changing gift. Barnes is a kidney transplant recipient herself, some 25 years ago, and her son who goes by the name Tay also received a life-saving kidney from his father, Archie. The family's selfless acts of giving continue to inspire. "Me and my mother and a lot of people in my family are registered to be organ donors.," Tay said. "I encourage people to do it because you never know what might happen and if it was your family member, you will want them to have an organ." Jordan had been on dialysis for nearly 30 years. Dr. Manish Talwar explained how Reggie's final gift gave Jordan and many others a new lease on life. "Life on dialysis is not only difficult, it's also shortening a kidney transplant, not only gives them a better quality of life, but it improves their longevity and they can live almost a normal life," Talwar said. This reunion marks a full-circle moment for the donor family, celebrating what would have been Reggie's 31st birthday. Jordan explained what she plans to do with this live-saving transplant. "We're going to keep going. I'm going to take care of it and we're going to keep going," she said. And when the families finally met, they greeted each other with an emotional hug.