Riley was 7 months old when she got her heart transplant, this year she will be celebrating her Grade 8 Graduation and heading to high school in Woodstock in September.
WOODSTOCK - April is be a donor month and you will notice booths set up inside the Woodstock hospital promoting organ donation.
Volunteer with the Trillium Gift of Life Network Joanna Mitchell says an organ donor saved her daughters life with a heart transplant when she was 7 months old.
"Riley is now 13 years old and she wouldn't be here today, if it wasn't for the fact that another family said yes to organ donation and given her the chance to grow up into a beautiful young lady."
Mitchell says they are thankful every day for that person who chose to be organ donor.
"This morning when I woke up, I was helping our daughter Riley get ready, she is having her grade 8 graduation photo's done today and all I could think to myself is wow, this milestone that she has reached, she is going to be graduating grade 8 and going to High School next year, we would have never been able to see that happen if it wasn't for that donor family that made that decision that day to save her life. We just want everyone to know that it is truly a gift, it is really something we want to you think about."
One donor can save up to 8 lives through organ donation and enhance the lives of up to 75 more through the gift of tissue. Your current or past medical history does not prevent you from registering to be a donor. Individuals with serious illnesses can, sometimes, be organ and/or tissue donors. Each potential donor is evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
You can read more about organ donation and find out how to register online here.
Also on Sunday everyone is encouraged to wear Green to commemorate the one year anniversary of the Humboldt Bronco's bus crash and to raise awareness for organ donation.
Norfolk OPP Investigating Serious Collision
Vandalism Reported at Gunn's Hill Artisan Cheese
News Poll: FIFA World Cup 2026
ERTH Charity Golf Tournament Raises $45,000
A Positive May for Local Real Estate
Pride Community Rallies in Norwich
Oxford OPP Briefs - June 16th, 2026
Norfolk OPP Briefs - June 15th, 2026
Tillsonburg Candidate Profile - Ron Gasparetto
Interview with the Acting Mayor - June 15th, 2026
Wienerfest Back in Burford Next Weekend
Two Championships, One Weekend
Five Children Killed in Mapleton Township Crash
Woodstock Candidate Profile - Dave Bloxsidge
Pride Family Day in Museum Square
Oxford County Seeking Input for Future
UPDATE: Oxford OPP Find Missing Teen
Oxford OPP Investigating Stolen PRIDE Flags
Woodstock Candidate Profile - Maureen Ralph
2026 World Cup of Soccer is Underway
Comments
Add a comment