Saturday, August 28, 2010

"Waiting to Exhale": Update

On August 16th I wrote about a woman in our area that was dying of cystic fibrosis, one of the many on the list for a double lung transplant. Early this week, her condition worsened to the point that she was removed from the transplant list and doctors were put to the task of keeping her comfortable.

This morning she passed away.

In her death, however, she may have saved other lives; she was an organ donor herself, and her story inspired at least 309 people, according to the Gift of Life Michigan, to register as organ donors.

If you haven't already done so yet, sign up as an organ donor in your area. It's a small thing you can do to help someone else.


All my sympathies go out to Kerry's family in this time of mourning.

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