FLAG HONORS ORGAN DONORS AT KERN MEDICAL

Medical workers who deal with organ donations gathered this morning for the Flags Across America flag raising at Kern Medical. The group included OneLegacy Ambassador Richard Aidems, who shared pictures of how much his life changed for the better after he got a new heart…”So I got to walk my daughter down the aisle, I didn’t even know if I would see her get married.” There are 379 people in Kern County who are waiting for organ transplants, most are for livers and kidneys, with 11 patients awaiting new hearts and six on lungs, and staff noted the dozens of workers who are involved in the process from checking in to the hospital, to spiritual support and aftercare. April is National Donate Life Month.

Suzanne Grant