In order to facilitate the advocacy of organ and
tissue donation, the
Tennessee Organ Donation Foundation (TODF), will start sharing transplant success stories from across the U.S. on it's blog. Frequently, TODF runs across such stories about regular, everyday people who have had their lives saved or dramatically improved by caring organ and tissue donors and their families. TODF believes these heroes' stories show the personal side of organ and tissue donation having a dramatic impact in encouraging
Americans to register as donors. We hope you enjoy and are personally touched by these awesome stories. We share the first one today.
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Sarah Pastore, 15 months old, of
North Reading, MA had only one, failing kidney when she was born. Doctors screened seven people as potential donors, and it turned out Sarah's uncle, Anthony Pastore, was found to be the best match. Sarah endured the four-hour surgery and is now doing well. After having to eat and take her medicine through a nasal
feeding tube until she was one year old, she is now munching on
Cheerios.
Her uncle is thrilled to see her doing well and feels blessed to have been able to help his niece. When asked about her, he just smiles and says, "She's my baby." He's a hero. Sadly, there's over 113,000 other Americans who need a hero, too. If you have not registered as an organ and tissue donor, TODF encourages you to do so. You might save a life, too, one day. For more information, or to register as a donor, please visit our website
www.SaveLivesTN.org by
clicking here.
Read more - Boston.com article titled "Birthday Gift of Life"
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