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Thursday, February 9, 2012

Following Son’s Tragic Death, Hempstead Mom Tries To Raise Organ Donation Awareness

CBS NewYork

A Long Island mother is on a quest to find the driver who took her 17-year-old son’s life, and kept on going.

As CBS 2′s Carolyn Gusoff reports, she’s also hoping his death can save the lives of others.

From her laptop inside the Hempstead pool hall she owns, Yolani Veliz is on a mission.

“I think we need more information about organ donation and for that I open up website,” Veliz said Thursday.

She is trying to spread the word in the Latino community that organ donation saves lives. She’s started a website in Spanish – the Oscar Veliz foundation, named after her son, whose organs saved five lives.

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