My name is Audriana and on June 6, 2010, I decided to register to become a donor. I was watching a series on TV called Three Rivers and saw a particular episode that touched me. The episode was called Win-Loss. What touched me was that there was this man that needed a double-lung transplant and a person who had died that wanted to be an organ and tissue donor. The person’s family was having a dispute about whether she should become an organ donor. What got me was that it was too late by the time they got the lungs to the hospital because unfortunately the patient that needed the lung transplant had died. Ultimately there was another patient that received the donated heart, but so much more could have been done if she had been a registered organ and tissue donor.
I want to be able to give life at the end when my time comes because I know just as easily that I could be the one needing a transplant someday. I want to be the hope for somebody who needs a transplant someday. I know it might sound silly that a television show inspired me to do this but really I just want to help others.
Don’t wait until the next Three Rivers episode to register, join the Illinois Organ/Tissue Donor Registry today!
-Audriana
Crystal Lake, Illinois
