Photo: Michael Cervantes (left) and his brother, John, both from Chino, will represent Loma Linda University Medical Center on the Donate Life Float at the 2014 Rose Parade.
New Year's Day will see kidney recipient John Cervantes, 46, ride on the Donate Life float while his brother and donor, 48-year-old Michael, will walk alongside.
A police officer from Chino who received a kidney from his brother, a retired Arcadia police officer, will represent Loma Linda University Medical Center on the Donate Life float during the 2014 Rose Parade.
New Year's Day will see kidney recipient John Cervantes, 46, ride on the Donate Life float while his brother and donor, 48-year-old Michael, will walk alongside.
The two will join other kidney donors and organ transplant recipients from across the U.S. who will either ride the float or walk alongside it to inspire the nation and the world about organ donation. Since 2004, the Donate Life Rose Parade float has served as a memorial to organ and tissue donors and a platform for donor families, living donors, and transplant recipients to inspire the world to save and heal those in need through the gift of life.
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