Organ and Tissue Donation Offers a Second Chance at Life
Jesse's corneas were donated through the Great Plains Lion's Lubbock Eye Bank.
Organ donors like 16-year-old Jesse, offer a second chance for people who need transplants to continue living healthy lives.
Each year, Donate Life America, an organization that serves as a national voice for organ, eye and tissue donation, designates April as National Donate Life Month to increase awareness of organ donation in America.
Jesse, the youngest of eight children, died suddenly in July 2010 after suffering a life-long battle with heart disease. Although his family was devastated to lose a strong, vibrant part of their lives, they were touched to know that Jesse’s corneas could help someone see again.
“It brings us joy — the gift that was given through Jesse’s loss,” his family said in a letter to the recipient of Jesse’s corneas. “It gives added meaning to Jesse’s life.”
Jesse’s corneas were donated to a person in need through the Great Plains Lion’s Lubbock Eye Bank , housed in Texas Tech Physicians — Ophthalmology.
More than 17,000 people become blind each day in the U.S. Cornea transplants can help many of these patients. The Great Plains Lion’s Lubbock Eye Bank serves a large portion of the South Plains and placed 141 corneas for transplant last year.
For more information on how you can become an organ, eye or tissue donor, visit www.donatelife.net. Email Gregory Oliver for more information abut the Great Plains Lion’s Lubbock Eye Bank.
Related
Working Together for the Greater Good of Patients
Related Stories
Summer Program Introduces Medical Students to the Research Laboratory
Each year, approximately 100 first-year TTUHSC School of Medicine students — more than half of the Lubbock class — step out of the classroom and into the laboratory to spend part of their summer making unique discoveries through the Medical Student Summer Research Program (MSSRP).
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing Named Best Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program in Texas
The TTUHSC School of Nursing Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program has been ranked the No. 1 accelerated nursing program in Texas by RegisteredNursing.org.
TTUHSC Names New Regional Dean for the School of Nursing
Louise Rice, DNP, RN, has been named regional dean of the TTUHSC School of Nursing on the Amarillo campus.
Recent Stories
Summer Program Introduces Medical Students to the Research Laboratory
Each year, approximately 100 first-year TTUHSC School of Medicine students — more than half of the Lubbock class — step out of the classroom and into the laboratory to spend part of their summer making unique discoveries through the Medical Student Summer Research Program (MSSRP).
TTUHSC Researcher Awarded CPRIT Grant to Study Type of Pediatric Bone Cancer
CPRIT recently awarded a two-year, $198,822 grant to Balakrishna Koneru, Ph.D., an assistant professor of pediatrics at TTUHSC’s School of Medicine and Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
From Classroom to Clinic: Building the Future of Speech-Language Pathology
The Clinical Experience Course in the Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences program at TTUHSC provides students with hands-on, practical application of the theoretical knowledge learned in the classroom.