‘Thank you’: Ally Langdon fights back tears on A Current Affair

Ally Langdon started crying during Thursday’s episode of the show as she spoke about an issue close to her heart.

Ally Langdon teared up on Thursday’s show during a heartfelt segment about organ donation.

The host was discussing Jersey Day which encourages people to start the important conversation about organ and tissue donation with loved ones.

The father of Nathan Gremmo appeared on the show to chat with Langdon about his son, who tragically died at the age of 13 when crossing a road in 2015.

Ally Langdon broke down in tears as she spoke of her sister, who's life was spared thanks to an organ donation. Picture: Channel 9

Nathan went on to become an organ donor, and ended up saving the lives of six others who were in desperate, including a baby.

“Nathan, as most organ donors are, are healthy, fit, young people and their lives are just taken from them,” Michael said. “Dealing with Nathan not coming back, that’s the hardest, but we wanted something positive to come out of a horrible situation.”

“Well, my sister is alive because of someone as special as Nathan and there’s not a day goes by that we don’t as a family think about them and think about their grief,” said Langdon as she fought back tears and was unable to finish her sentence.

In 2010, shortly after giving birth to her first child, Langdon’s sister Kristen was in urgent need of a kidney transplant.

She eventually required a pancreas-kidney transplant and her life was saved in 2014 by an organ donor.

“Thank you,” Langtold told Michel tearfully.

Nathan’s father replied: “Nathan hasn’t died in vain. He’s given life. And you’ve got your sister here because of a generous donor. And it’s not just the donor, it’s their family too. When you’re in that situation it’s hard.”

A Current Affair spoke with the father of a young teenager who tragically lost his life. Picture: Channel 9

Langdon encouraged viewers to “have the conversation” about organ donation with loved ones of all ages.

“Tell your family your wishes, because the final decision is theirs,” she said.

Michael said despite his only being a teenager at the time of his tragic passing, Nathan had actually talked about organ donation and expressed his desire to be one.

“It’s not a conversation you usually have or want to have with young children,” Michael said.

“Nathan had actually had a conversation with us, he watched a program on TV and it was about organ recipients … he sat us down and spoke to us about that.

“And yeah, we just talked about what a wonderful gift that would be.”

To register as an organ and tissue donor, visit donatelife.gov.au

Originally published as ‘Thank you’: Ally Langdon fights back tears on A Current Affair