Organ recipient contacts family of Longview boy who died in crash
The Daily News | Barbara LaBoe
Noah waite-Brown’s great-grandmother Carol Johnson, left, talks with Tammie Mattison, who received one of Noah’s kidneys through a directed donation. Both women say they now share a special bond.
The great-grandmother of a Longview boy killed in an April car crash has heard from another recipient of his donated organs.
Carol Johnson was recently contacted by a woman in New York who received one of Noah Waite-Brown’s kidneys after his April 21 death. It’s the first recipient Johnson has heard from aside from Tammie Mattison, a teacher’s aide at Noah’s school who was given Noah’s other kidney at Johnson’s request.
Unless it’s a directed donation, organ donations are anonymous. The recipient and the donor family only learn about each other if both fill out paperwork saying they agree to the contact.
The woman in New York sent Johnson a card with her thanks, saying she’d been on dialysis for six years before receiving Noah’s kidney. She wrote she now has two birthdays to celebrate, the day she was born and the day her life began again with Noah’s kidney. Johnson doesn’t know too many personal details about the New York recipient other than she has a daughter and they both expressed their thanks. She hopes to continue corresponding and also would like to the hear from the two other recipients who received Noah’s heart and liver â€" if they feel comfortable reaching out.
The great-grandmother of a Longview boy killed in an April car crash has heard from another recipient of his donated organs.
Carol Johnson was recently contacted by a woman in New York who received one of Noah Waite-Brown’s kidneys after his April 21 death. It’s the first recipient Johnson has heard from aside from Tammie Mattison, a teacher’s aide at Noah’s school who was given Noah’s other kidney at Johnson’s request.
Unless it’s a directed donation, organ donations are anonymous. The recipient and the donor family only learn about each other if both fill out paperwork saying they agree to the contact.
The woman in New York sent Johnson a card with her thanks, saying she’d been on dialysis for six years before receiving Noah’s kidney. She wrote she now has two birthdays to celebrate, the day she was born and the day her life began again with Noah’s kidney. Johnson doesn’t know too many personal details about the New York recipient other than she has a daughter and they both expressed their thanks. She hopes to continue corresponding and also would like to the hear from the two other recipients who received Noah’s heart and liver â€" if they feel comfortable reaching out.
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