The Living Bank Gives A Heart and Saves a Life
Somewhere in the United States, someone is waiting on a national list, hoping against hope that a new heart will come in time. Others need lung transplants, or kidneys, or a liver to survive.
Patti Hickerson from Houston, TX, had just given birth to her first child, Christopher, when doctors told her tragic news – there was a problem with her heart, one that could kill her. Three months later, the 33-year old attorney suffered a stroke – and was saved by the heart of a 13-year-old boy who was killed in an accident in Louisiana.
When Dee Tapia was killed in a drive-by-shooting, her heart went to the father of someone her brother knew well. But her brother’s friend had no idea that his dad’s life was saved by Tapia’s heart – until later. After the transplant, Tapia’s brother asked the man to keep his sister’s heart alive.
The Living Bank, which registers donors and facilitates transplants – gives hope that a tragedy can be turned into a lifesaving gift. Right now – at this very moment – nearly 4,000 people are standing by waiting for a transplantable organ. The Living Bank is trying to save these lives.
