Times Observer photo by Daniella Ranghien Warren General Hospital, Organ Recovery and Education Center, transplant recipients, donor families and others gather at Warren General Hospital’s main entrance for a celebration March 28 at 1 p.m. , hoisted the Donation of Life flag.
Organ donation will be carried out by Caleb Hartmann’s family.
Pam Hartmann, Caleb Hartmann’s stepmother, was one of the speakers at the Organ Recovery Education Center gala held this week at Warren General Hospital.
Hartmann gave an emotional speech about how much the donation and transplant impacted her life. But her story was specifically about her son-in-law, Caleb Hartmann, who died at age 25 in an accident in June 2020.
Pam Huttleman said he decided to become an organ donor after a family gifted him a heart. Pam Hartmann goes on to talk about Caleb Hartmann’s childhood and teenage years in Warren, the accident that followed, and what it was like for a member of his family to become a transplant donor and save the lives of so many people. explained.
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Times Observer photo by Daniella Ranghien Warren General Hospital, Organ Recovery and Education Center, transplant recipients, donor families and others gather at Warren General Hospital’s main entrance for a celebration March 28 at 1 p.m. , hoisted the Donation of Life flag.
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The Donate Life Flag, which was hung at Warren General Hospital on March 28, will be waving in the wind, reminding passersby to honor all those involved in donations and transplants during April. Ta.
National Donate Life Month is celebrated each April, and each year the event promotes organ donation awareness and honors previous organ donors and their families. His 2024 theme for this April, designated each year by Donate Life America, was inspired by the stars in the night sky.
The Donate Life Flag, which was hung at Warren General Hospital on March 28, will be waving in the wind, reminding passersby to honor all those involved in donations and transplants during April. Ta.
“Stars remind us that there is light even on the darkest night. Just as stars illuminate the night sky, so do donations, giving life to so many.” Christine Stone, CEO of CORE, said:
Stone said 2023 marked CORE’s fifth record-setting year with nearly 2,000 transplants, with Warren General Hospital receiving 229 of those tissue donations.
Next, Pam Hartmann Rust, the stepmother of a local donor in Warren, is a smart woman in dark glasses who, when she became a dual benefit recipient, decided to give. He talked about how grateful he was to the people who made the decision. Corneal transplant at Warren General Hospital. Thanks to her gift that she received, she can now see more clearly.
Hospitals across the country will fly the Donate Life flag in April to show support for National Donate Life Month.
The Donate Life flag is intended to remind individuals to support donors and serve as a display of unity, remembrance, and hope. The Donate Life flag was introduced in 2006.
