The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia Partners with Gift of Life to Raise Awareness of Organ Donation

Source: Polar Heart Rate Monitor

Did you know there are currently 1,988 kids in the United States on the transplant wait list, in need of a new organ to survive?

Carol OBrien and her son, Riley, know this startling reality all too well. Riley was born with his heart on the wrong side of his body resulting in complex congenital heart disease. Rileys only chance for survival is to receive a new heart and set of lungs. Riley has been waiting for new organs for nearly a year and a half. After celebrating Rileys 3rd birthday this past Monday, Carol realized that he has now spent more time on the transplant wait list than off it.

Yesterday, Carol shared these words at The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia during an event to raise awareness of the importance of organ donation in recognition of April as National Donate Life Month. In collaboration with Gift of Life Program, her remarks stressed the need for donors both living and deceased, and encouraged the public to pledge their support by signing up to become an organ donor.

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