Gift
of life - Donor coordinator becomes one herself
As an organ-donation coordinator for Carolina
Donor Services, Julie Landon works closely with
people receiving a donated organ. So, she has
seen close up what that gift can mean to someone.
Most donated organs come from people who have
died. But living people can donate part of their
liver, a lobe of a lung or a kidney, and, after
she had been doing the work for a while, Landon
started thinking about donating one of her kidneys.
Blood
donor among few recognized across U.S
A quote on the wall of the Red Cross blood
bank in Richland reads, "Every drop counts,
every person matters."
Judy Kees has given a lot more than a drop
since she started donating in the Tri-Cities
in 1994. In fact, the Pasco woman has given
more than 12.5 gallons of platelets, Red Cross
staff estimated.
That's about one pint each multiplied by 97
visits. Because Kees gives from both arms, that
estimate probably is low, said Beckie Patrick,
donor recruiter.
