Living kidney donors deserve our admiration

The New York Times features a story about the efforts of one man to make a difference in organ donation by establishing a registry to match donors to recipients.

Rick Ruzzamenti admits to being a tad impulsive. He traded his Catholicism for Buddhism in a revelatory flash. He married a Vietnamese woman he had only just met. And then a year ago, he decided in an instant to donate his left kidney to a stranger. alisa flatow stephen organ donation

It's a fascinating story of connections and paying forward, worth a read.

Well, that's what I think.

PS - I submitted a very short comment on the article and was pleasantly surprised to see it was the second most recommended comment.

Organ donation, can't live without it.

Heart recipient Jessica Melore speaks at the NJ PBA's 2011 convention on behalf of the New Jersey Sharing Network.



Thanks to all who have signed organ donor cards.

Stephen M. Flatow

Attention Runners - Share NJ 5K - Race to Save Lives

The New Jersey Sharing Network is northern New Jersey's designated organ procurement network assisting nearly 5,000 folks on transplant waiting lists.
If you run, you can help by participaing in the Share NJ 5K run. Here's how-