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Organ Donations Save Lives

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SOURCES: 2008 Medical Reference from Medstar Television. Charles Van Buren, MD, Transplant Surgeon, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX.

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Friends and family describe Garrett Davis as a giving man.

Chayna Haughwout:

He always gave and never expected anything in return.

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So when his life was tragically cut short by a brain aneurysm, no one was surprised when he gave the most precious gift of all.

Chayna Haughwout:

There was no question. I knew that Garrett wanted his organs donated.

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You see, in a twist of fate, Garrett was once on the receiving end of organ donation. Born with a disease that eventually destroyed his liver, he knew what it was like to be on a transplant waiting list.

Chayna Haughwout:

Garrett's life was saved by someone donating an organ and his wish was that he do the same on his way out of this world.

Charles Van Buren, M.D.:

It's the greatest gift you can ever give. And most of the families who are donor families who experience this know how true this is.

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Doctor Van Buren is a transplant surgeon. He says a single organ donor can save or improve the lives of up to 50 people.

Charles Van Buren, M.D.:

If you think of the paired organs, your eyes, both lungs, skin, tendons, cornea, there's a lot of people who could be helped.

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And that's a source of pride and comfort to loved ones left behind.

Chayna Haughwout:

Knowing that his heart is beating in someone else and maybe that person has kids, or has a wonderful life and he was able to go on because of Garrett, you know, it makes me happy.

Chayna Haughwout:

It brings you a sense of peace that, you know, little parts of him are out there in other people, and other people were saved because he lived.

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For WebMD, I'm Damon Meharg.

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