Chad Coates, left, received a liver and pancreas from Mark Koener, right, who died in a car accident in October. Koener was the uncle of Coates' lifelong friend Rob Osburne. Coates has Type 1 diabetes and Osburne wanted to help his friend. All three men were close in age, and Mark Koener and Rob Osburne have known Coates since the time his diabetes emerged. (Stuart Johnson, Deseret News)
SALT LAKE CITY — A family’s tragedy gave one man a new lease on life.
When Chad Coates makes the trip from Twin Falls, Idaho, to University Hospital, it’s a tough drive in many ways.
“I hate being poked and prodded,” Coates said.
But as much as he hates the hospital visits, it’s better than the alternative.
“I know that if I don’t, I won’t be here for my family,” Coates said, thinking of his wife and three teenage children.
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