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HI, MY NAME IS LIZ RAND AND I'M THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR
OF THE LIVER TRANSPLANT PROGRAM HERE AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA.
AND TODAY IS THE KICKOFF EVENT FOR ORGAN DONOR AWARENESS MONTH
HERE AT CHOP.
MY JOB IS ONE OF INCREDIBLE MIRACLES.
I GET TO SEE CHILDREN TRANSFORMED FROM SERIOUS ILLNESS--
REALLY SEVERE, TERRIBLE ILLNESS-- INTO HEALTHY ACTIVE CHILDREN.
AND THAT'S JUST THE MOST WONDERFUL THING THAT ANYONE CAN DO,
BUT I CAN'T DO THAT WITHOUT DONORS.
AND WE HAVE LIVE DONORS, WE HAVE PARENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS, EVEN FRIENDS,
WHO MAY DONATE A SEGMENT OF THEIR LIVER TO AN AILING CHILD.
BUT WE ALSO HAVE DECEASED DONORS, FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE DIED
UNDER TERRIBLY, TREMENDOUSLY PAINFUL CIRCUMSTANCES WHO'VE CHOSEN
TO DONATE ORGANS AND GIVE THE GIFT OF LIFE TO CHILDREN THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW.
AND THAT IS TRULY A MIRACLE.