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Thousands of Central
Michigan University
students, faculty, staff
and alumni have been
touched by the modern-
day medical miracle of
organ, eye and tissue
donation. They have
suff ered tragedies and, in
death, have given others
new life. They also have
received – they've been
given a heart, lungs, a
kidney or corneas. Those
recipients get a new shot
at life and, because of it,
are able to see,
experience, travel, love
and make a diff erence of
their own.
More people are in need
of transplants than ever
before. The national
waiting list grows every
week and today stands
at an astounding 124,000
– enough people to fi ll
Kelly/Shorts Stadium four
times. In Michigan, more
than 3,400 people are
waiting for a phone call
with the news that their
lives will be saved.
Here are some of the
stories from CMU
students and alumni
who make up the world
of donation and
transplantation. They
represent both the
beauty of giving and the
joy of receiving. And
some are working in the
fi eld to help make those
transplants possible.
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