KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — University of Tennessee Medical Center hosted a special ceremony Thursday that brought together those donors and recipients of life-saving organ transplants.
Recipients, donor families, and community members gathered at the hospital’s Wood Auditorium to share stories and reflect on the impact of organ donation.
Among those in attendance was Martha Wright. Her son Christian died last August at the age of 23. As a registered organ donor, he was able to help the change the lives of five people. One of the donations hit close to home.
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Alison Jeffers, a paramedic in Scott County and EMT instructor at TCAT Jacksboro who the Wright family knew personally, received one of his kidneys…