via Nickelodeon press release:
KIDS TOUCHED BY ORGAN DONATION SHARE THEIR STORIES IN NICK NEWS WITH LINDA ELLERBEE, “A GIFT OF LIFE,” PREMIERING SUNDAY, SEPT. 18, ON NICKELODEON
NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2011 – There are more than 2,000 kids in the U.S. waiting for organ transplants because their own organs are failing. The success rate for people who have received donated organs is 80 to 90 percent, but the demand is higher than the number of donors. Nick News with Linda Ellerbee hears from kids and families who have been affected by organ donation in the half-hour special, “A Gift of Life,” premiering Sunday, Sept. 18, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon. Beginning Monday, Sept. 19, the special will be available on Nick.com and on iTunes as a free podcast.
“Organ donation isn’t an easy subject to discuss with family,” said Ellerbee. “But kids aren’t only the recipients. They are also donors, so it’s important for families to educate themselves on the topic. There may be an opportunity to save a life or even lives.”
Tyler, 17, from Grand Prairie, Texas, was born with cystic fibrosis and has been waiting seven months for a double lung and liver transplant. The hospital will alert him of a potential donor via a pager, which he checks every 5 to 10 minutes. “I’m fighting every day,” says Tyler. “I’m not a quitter. I have big plans…I’m going to be sad because somebody else’s organs that are inside me that passed away. But then again, it’s giving me an opportunity to live.”
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