Stockton woman Raquel Armstrong was in Pasadena after she was given the trip of a lifetime. Armstrong, a California DMV employee, was selected to be honored on New Year’s Day at the annual Rose Parade, representing liver donors.
It’s approaching the 10th anniversary since Armstrong donated 60% of her liver to her mother, Rena, in September 2016, after she was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver.
“It’s amazing to be able to see that she has a second chance, because there was no hope for my mother at one point without a transplant,” Armstrong said. “And she wasn’t high enough on the transplant list to receive one. So that’s when I got to be able to have the privilege of stepping in to be a living donor.”…