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- CommentAuthorbill
- CommentTimeDec 29th 2009
An Iowa teen who died in an accident with a fire truck will be one of 40 organ donors remembered on a Rose Parade float. Erika Schwager of West Des Moines was 16-years-old when she died in the accident. Iowa Donor Network spokesman Paul Sodder says they nominated Erika to be featured on the float.
Sodders says Erika’s parents have been very instrumental since the accident three years ago in going out and talking to young people about the importance of putting “yes” on their driver’s license for organ donation. So, they nominated Schwager to be one of the people featured in the floragraph on the float. The floragraph is made from flowers, seeds and other natural items to show a likeness of Schwager on the float. Sodders says the teen help save the lives of others in her death because she agreed ahead of time to donate her organs.
Sodders says one of the things Erika’s mom Betty says is the decision to donate their daughter’s organs was made easier by the fact that she had decided when she got her license to donate her organs, and she let her mom know of the decision. Sodders says Erika is an example for everyone when it comes to organ donation.
He says the best thing for people to do is to sign up on the Iowa Donor Registry by saying “yes” to organ donation on their driver’s license or by going on-line to Iowadonorregistry.org. Erika’s parents will travel to California to view the float in person and watch the entire parade from the grandstand. The theme of this year’s “Donate Life” float is “New Life Rises.” Sodders says over 500 Iowans are waiting for organ transplants in Iowa. Find out more about the float at: donatelifefloat.org.
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- CommentAuthorbill
- CommentTimeDec 29th 2009
Signing up for organ donation can lead to miraculous gift
It's easy to become cynical about gift giving at Christmas and during the other holidays celebrated this time of year.
Many of us find ourselves going through the crazed motions. We're supposed to endure the traffic and the masses to shop, buy, wrap, give and eventually get, and so we do. Then the act of giving - lost in the stress and expectations - often falls short, leaving us feeling empty and disappointed.
But there's one gift you can give this time of year that will be a true act of love and a gesture of absolute compassion for others. Organ donation is as selfless as it gets. Many of us might have just one chance ever to become a hero by saving a life, and organ donation is how that legacy will happen.
In fact, a single donor can save the lives of eight very ill people waiting for a new organ, a new shot at life and a chance to experience true joy during the holidays again. There are about 3,000 of those people waiting for hearts, kidneys, lungs, livers and other organs in Michigan today.
You can become a hero by signing up and by encouraging your friends, family and neighbors to do the same.
Go to www.giftoflife michigan.org or call (800) 482-4881. After you register to someday become a donor, your name will be placed on a confidential database and you will receive a red heart logo for your Michigan driver's license or state ID.
More than 225,000 people have joined Donor Registry so far in 2009. Of the state's 10 million residents, about 1.7 million are registered donors. Gift of Life Michigan is the state's only federally designated all-service organ and tissue recovery.
Many Michigan residents think they're already organ donors because they signed the back of their license. But things have changed, and that isn't adequate anymore.
So, please give the gift of life this holiday season by placing your name on the Michigan Organ Donor Registry today.
If not you, then who? Make it the best gift you've ever given.
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