April is National Donate Life Month. One single donor can save or improve the lives of up to 25 people.
Dr. John Friedewald, left, medical director of kidney and pancreas transplantation at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, looks on as Dr. Aleksandra Gmurczyk, who had donated a kidney and started a chain that saved that saved two lives, meets for the first time Art Reyes, 50, of Chicago, who was one of the transplant recipients, during a news conference at Northwestern Medicine Prentice Women’s Hospital on April 6, 2023.
“I wanted to help someone,” Gmurczyk said. “I know people can live healthy lives with one kidney, and I know the high need for living donor organs. I hoped by donating my kidney I’d help someone, and I also wanted to inspire others to donate.” She began dialysis about two years ago, which she said went well for some time, but became increasingly difficult over time.
“There’s really no words to say thank you,” Reyes said. “You’ve given me life back, and I’m so grateful.” About 2,000 transplants happen in Illinois each year, but “we can and we must do better,” Giannoulias said. The secretary of state’s office launched a public awareness campaign focusing on the critical need for organ donors, especially in communities of color, where the need for some organs is the greatest, he said.
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