TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – April is National Donate Life Month and more than 6,000 Floridians are waiting for a lifesaving donation right now. <\/p>\n
On Tuesday, Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare held a ceremony to raise awareness. TMH honored those who have donated and is trying to inspire registration. <\/p>\n
During the ceremony, several speakers shared the impacts of the generous act, honoring those who gave their lives to save someone else\u2019s. <\/p>\n
Among the speakers was local PR executive Ron Sachs, whose daughter Aimee saved three lives through organ donation when she died in 2023 following a massive stroke. <\/p>\n
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Sachs said seeing the real-life impact of his daughter\u2019s decision has helped him get through her passing. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt was the decision of the woman, a young mom of two boys and a husband who works for the space industry; it was her choice to want to know us. She calls me Pops now, and Aimee\u2019s liver has kept her alive for almost three years,\u201d Sachs said. ” I consider her an honorary or adopted daughter, my two other daughters consider her a sister, and knowing that her life has been saved by Aimee\u2019s gift is the biggest part of our healing and missing our girl.” <\/p>\n
Sachs said his daughter\u2019s final decision stayed true to her values, and he hopes that by telling her story, he can inspire others to register as well. <\/p>\n
\u201cThese are vehicles that we\u2019re occupying this time around in this wonderful life, but it\u2019s not all there is,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s something beyond this, and when it\u2019s your time to go to whatever\u2019s next, wouldn\u2019t it be great to leave a legacy of love and life as part of your life legacy?<\/p>\n
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