'Born to save others': Reno mom will be honored for baby's organ donation

Reno-Gazette Journal | Marcella Carona

Hydee Efondo Lim, left, of Sacramento, and Felicia Hill hold a photo of HIll's daughter, Audrey Jade Hope Sullenger, who died six days after birth in May 2011. Hill donated her baby's organs and Lim received both kidneys, freeing her from a lifetime of dialysis. The baby's heart heats n the chesst of a 3-year-old girl in Canada. The California Transplant Donor Network honored Hill at a ceremony at Renown Medical Center Thursday. / Tim Dunn

Felicia Hill was 19 years old when she held her infant daughter in her arms at Renown Medical Center and watched as her baby took its last breath.

Audrey Jade Hope Sullenger was born April 30, 2011 and died three days later.

She was born to save others, Hill said.

“Making this decision gave me peace and comfort,” said Reno’s Hill, now 22, said with a smile. “This makes it OK because I know my daughter died to save lives.”

Audrey suffered from oxygen deprivation. Because oxygen was unable to reach the brain, it stopped working.

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