As the liaison between Minnesota's organ procurement organization and Rochester's hospitals, Cathy Dudley has worked with the families of deceased organ donors for more than a decade.
Courage sometimes hides in small places. For the better part of six months, it’s been living in room 5-686 at St. Marys Hospital. The name on the door and on the charts inside belongs to Aidden Tilly, a 14-year-old Minnesota boy with draining energy and endless hope.
At two months old, both of Coyle's kidneys were shot. More than a year later, after months of waiting, Coyle got what his parents prayed for and what he needed desperately: a kidney transplant. Now, the Faribault family is urging others to sign up to become donors.
In South Dakota, 61% of people are registered organ donors. That may seem low, but that number is higher than most other states. It still doesn't meet the need.