Bayonne organ recipient bonds with organ donor's mother, promotes organ donorship

The Jersey Journal

A Bayonne organ recipient connected with the family of his donor, a young Newark woman who was killed in a moped accident in 2009, according to today's Jersey Journal.

The Star-Ledger reported that the organ recipient, Doug Sisk, contacted his donor's mother, Ines Rosa, by writing her a letter expressing his thankfulness and sending it through the New Jersey Sharing Network. Over time, the two have become great friends.

Yesterday at the Love of Jesus family Church in Newark, Sisk and Rosa urged parishioners to become organ donors and to be in touch with the New Jersey Sharing Network.

"It does save lives and I'm the proof of it," Sisk said.

The event also featured the unveiling of a floral portrait, or "floragraph" of Ines Jahira Perez, that will be among 60 portraits of organ donors displayed on the Donate Life float during the annual Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 1.

Full story: Through a tragedy, 2 become friends and urge for organ donations.