Photos by Mike Moore | The Journal Gazette
The parents of Nick Marbach, Deb and Gary Marbach, hug liver recipient Owen Kirby and his wife, Carol Kirby.
Gary Marbach, father of Nick Marbach, holds an inscribed gift presented to his family from the Kirby family Sunday. Previous Next
Monday, April 19, 2021 1:00 am
Organ donor gives life to others
Families gather for tearful meeting
ASHLEY SLOBODA | The Journal Gazette
BLUFFTON – Owen Kirby lifted his shirt Sunday to show off the scar from his liver transplant minutes after meeting Gary and Deb Marbach at Ouabache State Park.
The Decatur couple were unfazed by the intimacy from the Gas City resident. They recently saw another, similar scar on a Minnesota man living with a new heart.
Christina Rodriguez, 49, describes herself as a high risk medical patient and an essential retail worker: “I’m playing Russian roulette with my life everyday waiting for a chance to get the vaccine before COVID gets me.”
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