Mayor Joseph Sullivan, left, with Tim, Sandy, Alexandra and Emma Duffy.
A floral portrait of Braintree's Chris Duffy will be part of the Donate Life float in the Rose Parade Jan. 1, 2014.
The heart, lungs and liver are what typically come to mind when people think about organ donation. But, as Braintree's Chris Duffy demonstrated when he passed away 13 years ago, donations can mean much more than replacing a single organ or helping one person.
Bone can repair damaged limbs, heart valves can save a child's life, skin can heal a burn survivor and corneas can restore someone's sight, said Diana Buck, a vice president with the New England Organ Bank, during a ceremony for Duffy Thursday in Braintree.
Sandy and Paul Duffy lost their son Chris to a brain aneurysm in the middle of the night when he was 35 years old. Donations of Chris's organs and tissues eventually gave sight to two women and helped 45 others across the country and as far away as Barcelona, Spain.
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To register as a donor in California:
www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org | www.doneVIDAcalifornia.org
Outside California:
www.organdonor.gov | www.donatelife.
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