April is Organ Donor Awareness Month
If you think about it, April is the perfect month for this.
Spring is the renewal of life from the dormant winter months; and receiving the gift of life and getting that second chance is much like being "born again".
I just wanted to take this opportunity to celebrate 6 donors and 6 recipients.
YES, SIX! I never would have thought in a million years that organ donation would impact me so profoundly.
First, is my son, Weston.
Weston's hero gave him a second chance at life by donating their liver.
Second and third, are our fellow pediatric liver recipients:
Rowan (biliary atresia) and Ben (alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency)
Fourth and fifth, are two friends.
Shawn received a heart from his hero.
The other received a kidney from a living donor.
Finally, another family member.
Although he is no longer with us, Dudley's hero donated his kidney.
Amazing.
If you are curious about organ donation, I invite you to visit the following sites:
If you know that you would like to provide up to 8 people with a life-saving gift, you can join your state's registry by clicking:
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