US Edition'I’ve been given a beautiful gift’: Ceremony honors organ and tissue donors, recipients
- A 19-year-old girl named M. Kalaiselvi was declared brain dead after a fall on April 1, 2025, leading her family to consent to organ donation at Tirunelveli Medical College and Hospital on April 5.
- Monique Hoskins donated a kidney to her brother, Fontaine Lecesne, during the 33rd annual transplant candlelight ceremony at Loyola University Medical Center, which honored organ donors and recipients.
- Lecesne struggled with late-stage renal disease and underwent surgery on August 30, 2023, with his sister being a match for the kidney transplant, according to both siblings' accounts.
- The ceremony highlighted the importance of organ donations, with Loyola performing 386 transplants last year and a living donor program that involved over 55 participants.
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'I’ve been given a beautiful gift’: Ceremony honors organ and tissue donors, recipients
MAYWOOD, Ill. – An event held Sunday at Loyola University Medical Center honored organ and tissue donors, their families, recipients, and the care teams involved in the donation process. “It means a lot to me. I’ve been given a beautiful gift,” Michael Bono said. “It’s everything to me.” Nearly five years ago, Bono received a double lung transplant. The man who saved his life was 54-year-old Scott Schuetz of Kenosha, Wisconsin. “What a fantastic…
Organ donors, recipients celebrate life-saving gift at Loyola candlelight ceremony
When her brother's renal disease progressed to the point where he needed a new kidney, Monique Hoskins immediately knew she'd be the one to give it to him. She hadn't been tested to know if she was a match, and her little brother, Fontaine Lecesne, hadn't asked her yet. "When he said, 'My doctor told me eventually I'm going to need a kidney transplant,' instantaneously I knew. Don't ask me how I knew ... maybe God put it on my heart," Hoskins sa…
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