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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

National Donate Life Month Hits Home for Family With 2 Heart Transplants

Brandon, FL Patch | Linda Chion Kenney
The Dye family of Valrico is unique in that both the father and the daughter have been the recipients of transplanted hearts. Their mission is to convince others that giving the "gift of life" is the last true act of kindness on earth.

On the day her daughter underwent a third biopsy to determine if medications had fought the rejection of her transplanted heart, Judy Dye stood steadfast in her family’s mission to convince people to give the gift of life.

“This is National Donate Life month,” Dye said in an interview April 2. “And every day of the month on Facebook, on the LifeLink page, a donor or recipient or a family will be talking about what donation has meant to them.”

The Dye family is quick to give testament.
Read more: http://brandon.patch.com/articles/national-donate-life-month-hits-home-for-family-with-2-heart-transplants

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