Mother meets with son's organ recipients

[okarol]

Published September 21 2009

Mother meets with son's organ recipients

PRIOR LAKE, Minn. (AP) — A woman whose son was shot and killed outside a Minneapolis night club had a chance to celebrate his life with those he helped save.

By: Associated Press, Worthington Daily Globe

PRIOR LAKE, Minn. (AP) — A woman whose son was shot and killed outside a Minneapolis night club had a chance to celebrate his life with those he helped save.

Ragan Durrenberger was 24 years old when he was killed outside the South Beach club. His donated organs helped four people live.

On the 11th anniversary of her son's death Sunday, Becky Durrenberger met Michelle Ash, the recipient of a kidney. Ash told Durrenberger her son gave her the gift of life.

Mark Abrahamson also got a kidney from Ragan. Abrahamson says at least once a year he visits a memorial in Prior Lake that's dedicated to Ragan so he never forgets how fortunate he is.

Donate Life Minnesota says more than 2,700 people are waiting for a life-saving organ transplants in the Upper Midwest.

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Information from: WCCO-TV, http://www.wcco.com

http://www.dglobe.com/event/article/id/27604/group/home/

[peleroja]

Karol, do you remember the RSN luncheon we went to and the woman told us about meeting the man who received her son's heart, and the first thing he did was hand her a stethoscope so she could listen to her son's heart?  I cried like a baby.  Stories like this are so heartwarming, as I gather most cadaveric recipients never get to know their donors.

[okarol]

Karol, do you remember the RSN luncheon we went to and the woman told us about meeting the man who received her son's heart, and the first thing he did was hand her a stethoscope so she could listen to her son's heart?  I cried like a baby.  Stories like this are so heartwarming, as I gather most cadaveric recipients never get to know their donors.

Oh Yes, I cry easy anyway but I thought I was going to sob my eyes out. Wasn't he about 13 years old (the donor?) I admired his mom for being able to share that with the room.