Editor’s Note: In the second part of a five-part series, thirdAGE contributor Nancy Wurtzel (at left in the above photo) shares the ordeal her sister Barbara (at right in the above photo) is undergoing as she waits for a match for a lung transplant. Barbara’s situation is complicated by the fact that her husband, Jim,… Continue reading My Sister’s Lungs, Part Two: Someone Has to Die for My Sister to Live
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The Organ Transplant Gap
In the circle of life, everyone dies. But what if a part of you could continue living, even after your body has expired? Thanks to modern medicine, you could extend life for others if you choose to donate your body’s organs, eyes and tissue after your death. What a remarkable, even heroic gift. Personally, organ… Continue reading The Organ Transplant Gap