Cathy Olmo's Story About Her Daughter Kelly's Transplant
 "A
perfect stranger, a hero in our eyes, saved my daughter's
life"
Organ donation saved my daughter's
life. Kelly was only 2 years old and was dying. Her
only hope was to receive a life-saving liver transplant.
It has been 16 years since Kelly received
her gift of life through a perfect stranger...a hero
in our eyes. This family said "yes" to donation
when their own child died. The miracle was in their
ability to look beyond their own grief and help someone
they had never met — that someone was Kelly.
Today, the waiting list for people
hoping for a second chance at life grows larger each
day and the shortage of organs is a reality. Sadly,
people will die waiting for a transplant that never
comes. It's important to get the facts about organ and
tissue donation, make a decision to donate, sign up
to be a donor, and discuss your wishes with your family.
You never know whose life you might be saving...it could
be another child like Kelly!
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