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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Glen Burnie mom talks about loss and the importance of organ donation

ABC2 News
BALTIMORE - April is Donate Life month in Maryland and Donate Life Maryland is dedicated to saving lives through organ donations.

ABC2 News Manny Locke met with a family that has given hope to others.

Bernette McFadden is a Glen Burnie resident and a mother of four boys.

Her life changed five years ago when she lost three of them within six weeks of each other.

Being an organ donor family she knew what needed to be done.

"I was already an organ donor and my sons on their license they had got their hearts all three of them had it on their license or identification and we decided once they passed that we would donate their organ eye tissue."
Read more: http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/state/glen-burnie-mom-talks-about-loss-and-the-importance-of-organ-donation#ixzz1rjnGAdKl

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