New England Donor Services: Transplant recipients express thanks for life-saving organ donations
HOLYOKE, MA (WGGB/WSHM) — When people think Thanksgiving, they typically give thanks for their friends, family and, of course, the food, but Friday at Holyoke City Hall, one group shared their gratitude for something a little different: their organ donors.
For Elizabeth Gorman, a double lung transplant recipient, the gift of breath means everything. “I have my life back, I have a second chance,” Gorman said.
Glen Wiley, a liver recipient, called his transplant a miracle. “So it is, it’s a miracle of life,” Wiley said.
Mike Messer, father of two kidney recipients, remembers a life-changing phone call. “I will never forget I’ve never experienced anything like getting that call in the middle of the night and said, ‘It’s time to go, we’ve got a match,’” Messer said.
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