Woman has both received and given, she tells hospital workers.
Pam Endo was 8 years old when a doctor attributed her poor health to “a psychological problem.”
Before long, however, her uncle — who worked as a nurse at Glendale Adventist Medical Center — would help her attain the correct diagnosis: juvenile diabetes.
That was in the late 1950s. When her kidneys failed in 2003 after years of suffering from the disease, Endo could only hope for a kidney transplant to save her life.
She got the transplant, and on Thursday, the Agoura Hills resident told her story to staff at Glendale Adventist as 20 hospitals in the region launched a campaign to raise awareness for organ donation.
California is home to 9 million registered organ donors, according to Eric Carr, a representative with OneLegacy, a Los Angeles organ donation organization.
Across the nation, there are 100 million registered donors. Even so, donors often wait years before a match that will extend their lives can be found.
One new push, Carr said, is for hospitals to provide registration links on their websites.
She got the transplant, and on Thursday, the Agoura Hills resident told her story to staff at Glendale Adventist as 20 hospitals in the region launched a campaign to raise awareness for organ donation.
California is home to 9 million registered organ donors, according to Eric Carr, a representative with OneLegacy, a Los Angeles organ donation organization.
Across the nation, there are 100 million registered donors. Even so, donors often wait years before a match that will extend their lives can be found.
One new push, Carr said, is for hospitals to provide registration links on their websites.
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