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Michael Miller was stuck in traffic in Temecula one evening when he noticed a homemade sign posted on the back of the car in front of him.
It read: “Need a kidney donor for my Mom. Type A,” and included a phone number.
He took a photo of the message and posted it on his Facebook page.
“That night, I happened to open up Facebook, and it was the first thing I saw,” says
Christine Massa, a friend of Miller. She fired off a text to the phone number, which belonged to the sister of the woman needing a kidney, saying she had blood type A and was interested in donating. “What do I do?” Massa queried.
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National Donate Life Month in April honors those who have saved lives through the gift of organ donation. In 2020, almost 40,000 organ transplants were performed in the U.S., according to the United Network for Organ Sharing. Most of these required blood and platelets to support patients during surgery.
When a heart becomes available for transplant, there is no time to wait. In fact, a heart must be transplanted within 4 to 6 hours, so it’s essential that blood is on the shelf and ready to go when the call comes. There is no substitute for donated blood blood donors help make these lifesaving surgeries possible.