As the title says, April is NAtional Donate Life Month.
This month is dedicated to honoring those who have chosen to be organ donors and the lives they have saved.
Donate Life is an organization that helps to dispel myths surrounding organ transplants and educate the public about the importance of becoming an organ donor. You can find out more about them at http://www.donatelife.net
I want to share a little story with you-
Cory was a loving brother, devoted father and proud grandfather. Cory loved to go fishing and was always the joker. On August 8, 2008, Cory , at the age of 44, died of a brain aneurysm.
A few states away lay a young woman in the hospital. She was 30 years old, a wife and mother. She was also dying. An acute liver failure had put her in a week-long coma, unaware that her life was slowly slipping away. The doctors had only hours left to find a suitable liver that could save her life. Two previously offered livers were not a good match. With only a handful of hours left before the high toxin levels in her body would render her brain dead, a liver was found. The transplant was a success!
That liver donor was Cory and the young woman’s life he saved was mine.
To honor my organ donor, Cory, I have made a pair of socks for him.
For the entire month of April all profits made from the sale of the sock pattern will go to Donate Life. If it was not for Cory’s decision to be an organ donor, I would not be here today. Everyday, I am thankful for the selfless act of Cory and all those who have chosen to be organ donors. Thank you!
Cory's Socks
If you would like to purchase the pattern you can click on the link here: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/corys-socks
Liver Chick Knits 