生命最後的饋贈
卷首語
作者：by Jesse Hunter
I grew up as an only child. I never thought much about it at the time， other than wanting to have a brother around to play catch with. Now I think， “What would happen if I needed a kidney or bone marrow transplant or something？” Without any siblings， and having almost no blood relatives at all， would I be able to find a viable match？ Wait！ I just realized， that sounds a bit selfish， doesn’t it？ I should be more worried about helping others， rather than them helping me.
In this month’s first feature， Professor Barbara Russell Chesser teaches us An Even Greater Lesson， which she learned from one of her most beloved students， whose death broke the hearts of many but saved the lives of many as well. And， if you want to learn more about how An Act of Giving Truly Changes—and Saves—Lives， check out our second feature by T.J. Maciak， who miraculously survived massive kidney failure thanks to two different transplants， and is now a world class athlete competing in the World Transplant Games since 2006. For our third feature， Ryan’s Hope， Nancy Lee Doige tells the story of a young boy who lost his life too soon， but whose generous posthumous donation helped save the lives of other youths in need.