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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Lafayette doctor and organ transplant recipient, encourages organ donation

WLFI | Liz Nichols

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - Eighteen people in the U.S. die every day while waiting for an organ donation.

This holiday season, Indiana University Health is encouraging you to consider becoming an organ donor. A Lafayette doctor knows first-hand what this gift of life can do.

Dr. Garland Byron with IU Health Arnett received a liver transplant in August 2010, just five months after a shocking diagnosis.

"My health declined very quickly over a two-year period," said Dr. Byron.

Dr. Byron had a rare form of fatty liver disease. Without a transplant, his future looked grim.

"I probably had somewhere between six and 12 months," he said.

During another family's darkest hour, they decided to give a live-saving gift. A gift that saved Dr. Byron's life. Now, Doctor Byron is back at work, doing what he loves: helping people. He's living proof of what being an organ donor can do for someone.

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