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A 52-year-old Hollidaysburg woman who donated part of her liver last year to a man in Pittsburgh, saving him from imminent death, is grateful for the gratitude that the gift has engendered.
As a young woman, Marina Moses was bold, and donating an organ gave her the chance to feel that way once again, she said last week, in an interview in recognition of National Donate Life Month.
Recipient Richard Dzugan got a life extension, but Moses got an even better deal: Although she said she “just laid there and slept” as surgeon Abhi Humar and his team performed “magic,” after which her husband Dave took care of her at home, while friends brought food she “got all the credit,” Moses said. “I feel like a superhero,” she said.
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But what if it meant you could save another person’s life?
That was the motivation for a northern Michigan woman who donated one of her healthy organs to a complete stranger not once, but twice.
“One of my missions right now is I always want to leave people better than I found them,” said two-time living organ donor Teresa Kieffer.
Right now, tens of thousands of people are waiting for a life-changing phone call saying they’ve received an organ donation.
An average of 17 people die every day waiting for that call.
Kidneys and livers are the two most needed organs, and while the majority come from deceased donors, there is another way to help by becoming a living donor.