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February 8, 2021
But what if it meant you could save another person’s life?
That was the motivation for a northern Michigan woman who donated one of her healthy organs to a complete stranger not once, but twice.
“One of my missions right now is I always want to leave people better than I found them,” said two-time living organ donor Teresa Kieffer.
Right now, tens of thousands of people are waiting for a life-changing phone call saying they’ve received an organ donation.
An average of 17 people die every day waiting for that call.
Kidneys and livers are the two most needed organs, and while the majority come from deceased donors, there is another way to help by becoming a living donor.