Parents Hope Son Will Inspire More Black Organ Donors
From MercuryNews.com:
DETROIT—Connie Spight was pleased when her 17-year-old son, a popular athlete at a prestigious Detroit prep school, sided with her in a 2006 dinner table discussion about organ donation.
“He said, ‘You know what dad? I agree with mom. Why not do that to help someone else?’” Spight remembered. “We knew that he was in favor of it, but we didn’t think he would go before us.”
Her son, Brandon Spight, died early the next year from a rare brain defect. His lungs, kidneys, liver, intestine and heart valves helped save five others.
Now his parents, Connie and her husband, Virgil Spight, are trying to convince other blacks that they too should donate their organs.
Blacks account for nearly a third of the more than 113,000 people awaiting transplants, despite making up only 13 percent of the entire U.S. population, according to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network.
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I’ve been one for nearly 20 years.
I am a firm believer in organ donation. I have expressed my wishes to my family in the event something happens…I would like my organs donated. I have indicated my choice on my driver’s license as well. Think of how many people can spend more time with their loved ones from such a selfless act? It truly is a wonderful thing
this is wonderful. more ppl should look into this ang get the idea of if ppl know you are an organ donor they dont try as hard to bring you back to life..parents should be proud of there sons acomplishment.he saved 5 ppl.