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Transplant Patients Celebrate Life at Penn Donor Dash
16 Apr
Summary
- Annual Donor Dash honors organ donor families at Penn Medicine.
- Patients celebrate life and spread awareness about organ donation.
- Event fosters bonds between recipients and donor families.
Transplant patients at Penn Medicine in Philadelphia recently participated in the annual Donor Dash, a special walk dedicated to celebrating organ donor families. This event brought together patients, their families, and the Penn transplant team to express gratitude for the gift of life.
Shawn Frame, who recently received a liver transplant, emphasized the importance of spreading awareness about organ donation. The event, cosponsored by Gift of Life, aims to celebrate patients and offer hope. Bill Soloway, a heart transplant recipient, shared his gratitude for organ donors, crediting them with giving him a second chance.
Soloway shared a personal connection, having met the father of his heart donor, James Zimmerman. Their bond has grown strong, overcoming a friendly Pennsylvania sports rivalry between Soloway's Eagles fandom and Zimmerman's support for the Steelers. This walk was specifically for hospitalized patients unable to attend the larger Donor Dash on April 26.
