Month: November 2016

Think your job is tough? Meet Elena Mendoza
Organ and tissue donation

Think your job is tough? Meet Elena Mendoza

Karen Abercrombie3 Comments

Imagine being the ER physician who has to tell a mother that her daughter is not going to make it.  Now imagine following on that physician’s heels to ask for that daughter’s heart.  Elena Mendoza does that every day. I wrote about Elena in this article for Houstonia magazine. This Thanksgiving, I am thankful for Elena.  And… Continue reading Think your job is tough? Meet Elena Mendoza

I care about Lisa. (What matters, part 3)
Organ and tissue donation · Transformation · Transformation Posts · What Matters

I care about Lisa. (What matters, part 3)

Karen Abercrombie3 Comments

I met a woman named Lisa this weekend.  We volunteered together at LifeGift, Houston’s organ procurement organization (OPO), where a heart recipient and the donor’s family were meeting for the first time.  It was an experience I will never forget. Afterwards, Lisa and I exchanged emails. “You have truly warmed my heart and blessed my… Continue reading I care about Lisa. (What matters, part 3)