Two women are celebrating a 10-year friendship that they admit has helped save them both.
"Courtney saved her life," Dawn Sterling said of her daughter who became an organ donor."She saved mine," she said of organ recipient Lisa Barker.DALLAS — Organ donation can create a ripple effect that impacts multiple people and their families. Two women, connected by just that, are celebrating a 10-year friendship that they admit has helped save them both.
But while she was unconscious, Dawn's husband had to make the difficult decision alone to donate Courtney's organs when doctors told him she would not recover from the severe trauma of the crash. The 15-year-old had told her parents when she got her driving permit that she did want to be an organ donor. Courtney's organs would eventually save the lives of five people.
"I want you to know how grateful and thankful I am for the gift that has been given to me," she wrote."I will honor, cherish, and respect this gift every day."
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