'Every organ that is donated in Germany is a success story because we only had 955 organ donors in 2018, from a population of 80 million.'
LANDSTUHL, Germany — Mary McWilliams got the call she long dreaded on Jan. 23, 2010.
He is one of 83 U.S. service members who have donated a total of 236 organs to recipients in Germany and seven other countries since 2003, according to the German Foundation for Organ Transplantation. Without the program, U.S. service members abroad could not become donors, as their organs would not survive transport back to the United States. The survival time for a heart, for example, is less than four hours once it has been harvested.“Among the German population, organ donations are not so well-accepted, there are often ethical concerns,” said Ana Barreiros, a doctor with the German Organ Transplantation Organization.
The man who received Smith’s heart was 34 and “doing exceptionally well,” while the boy who received his left liver split was 17 and “now enjoys life like a normal teenager.” The recipients of his kidneys and pancreas were also thriving.
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