14 Amazing Quotes About Organ Donors for National Donor Day
For many of us, February 14 represents more than roses and candy hearts. National Donor Day occurs on this date every year. This awareness day provides an opportunity for transplant recipients and their families to celebrate the selfless gifts of living and deceased organ donors who gave them a ‘second chance at life.’
It can be difficult to understand the impact of organ donation until you experience it yourself. When he received our 2017 Help Award, our client Bill Soloway repeatedly recognized the immense impact his heart donor has had on his life.
Skip to 3:20 to hear Bill’s thoughts:
14 Favorite Quotes About Organ Donors for National Donor Day
“My kidney donor exemplified unconditional love toward me. She did the most selfless thing one can do for another: she was willing to lay down her life as she donated one of her kidneys to me.”
“In my eyes, the donor family was so brave to go through such a time while also making decisions that would forever change my life and the lives of possibly many others.”
-Kathe Wimberly Neely on gratitude for her donor family that made her kidney/pancreas transplant possible
A part of the South-Atlantic Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Fund
“I want to let the donor and their family know they are giving a gift only they, God, and the medical teams can give. [It is] a gift there are no words for. Thank you just doesn’t say enough.”
“That donor didn’t just impact Bill; he impacted Bill’s family, friends, the people who had yet to become Bill’s family and friends, including his future grandchildren. A donor’s impact is still being felt many years later. They have left a legacy not many can claim.”
-Pat McEntee on the impact of a deceased donor on his transplant mentor Bill Westerman
“This was the greatest gift our family could ever receive.”
-Victor Melendez on receiving a deceased donor’s kidney
A part of the New York Kidney Transplant Fund
Whether you are a transplant candidate on the waiting list, a grateful recipient, a selfless organ donor or member of a donor family, we are glad to be part of the incredible journey that is transplantation. If you have an organ donation story you’d like to share, email us, and you could be featured on our blog during National Donate Life Month in April.
