Bernice Hobdy, grandmother of slain Riverside teen Lareanz Simmons, gets a hug from Alejandro Valenzuela, in center, who received Lareanz's kidney, at right is his wife Maria Valenzuela as they meet for the first time at Riverside Community Hospital on Thursday, November 21, 2013.
Lareanz Simmons’ right kidney now lives inside of Valenzuela, who had waited 10 years for a transplant and had endured dialysis treatments three times a week.
Hobdy and Valenzuela met for the first time Thursday, Nov. 21, at Riverside Community Hospital. That’s where on Feb. 23, 2012, Lareanz died after being gunned down near his home on Georgia Street in Riverside. Lareanz, whose slaying remains unsolved, was a 14-year-old student and Jr. ROTC cadet at Poly High.
______________________________________________________
"You have the power to SAVE lives."
To register as a donor TODAY
In California:
www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org | www.doneVIDAcalifornia.org
Outside California:
www.organdonor.gov | www.donatelife.net
0 comments:
Post a Comment