Sadly, the teenage daughter of NHL Ottawa Senators' assistant coach, Luke Richardson, committed suicide at the age of fourteen. In their time of grief, the family chose to donate Daron's organs soon after her death. Four people have benefited from transplants as a result. Luke Richardson and family have given life in a time when their family has experienced death. Their thoughtfulness and generosity will never be forgotten by the four people who received her organs and their immediate and extended family members who still have their loved ones in their lives. Just as I will always be thankful for the kind decision made by the donor families who are responsible for giving my father and brother their lives back.
Sadly, "organ donation in Ontario is low and it's even lower in the GTA, where four million eligible residents have not registered consent for organs and fewer than 550,000 have - slightly more than one citizen in eight" (Toronto Star, November 12, 2010).
Sign your organ donor card and register your wishes at http://www.giftoflife.on.ca/.
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