CELEBRATE LIFE: Iowans to run across our state to bring attention to organ donation and the lists of people waiting for transplant
One step at a time Joe Davisson, Andrew Doria and Tim and Curt Retz are saving lives. This weekend they, and 50 others, will run across the state to raise awareness about organ donations. Their 48 hour trek begins in Council Bluffs.
Joe will begin his run near Atlantic at about 2:00 a.m.. You might see Andrew in the metro. He plans to run from Waukee to Merle Hay Road.
Tim and Curt are running too, but their reason for doing so is more personal. They're running in memory of their sister, Angela, who died from a stroke in 2001.
"I talked to her two days before she passed away," says Curt. "It was very sudden."
Despite their shock and grief, Angela's family carried out her wishes to be an organ donor. Doctors harvested six organs, giving new life to six people waiting for a transplant.
There are currently about 100,000 people in the U.S. still on transplant lists. The "Celebrate Life Relay" runners are making strides in trimming that list, primarily through education.
Joe will begin his run near Atlantic at about 2:00 a.m.. You might see Andrew in the metro. He plans to run from Waukee to Merle Hay Road.
Tim and Curt are running too, but their reason for doing so is more personal. They're running in memory of their sister, Angela, who died from a stroke in 2001.
"I talked to her two days before she passed away," says Curt. "It was very sudden."
Despite their shock and grief, Angela's family carried out her wishes to be an organ donor. Doctors harvested six organs, giving new life to six people waiting for a transplant.
There are currently about 100,000 people in the U.S. still on transplant lists. The "Celebrate Life Relay" runners are making strides in trimming that list, primarily through education.
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