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During this season of giving, 5NEWS brings an emotional meeting between an organ donor family, and people who received the gift of life because of their son.
When their 20-year-old son died in a car accident four months ago, the family of Aaron Webster had no idea his death would bring others the gift of life.
State organ donation officials say last year in Arkansas, of the 11,000 hospital deaths, only 100 were eligible to donate an organ, so they say Aaron's gift of his organs to eight different people is more than rare. They say it's miraculous.
Aaron's family says he was a vibrant, loving, generous young man who would give anyone the shirt off his back, and did, a time or two. Now, in the middle of their grief, his family is finding good. They say while Aaron is gone, his death has allowed eight others to receive the greatest gift: the gift of life.
Two people who now carry Aaron's organs met his family for the first time on Saturday. One is Vilonia resident Bill Pullen, who's alive thanks to Aaron's liver. He says, "I actually felt my life leaving me. It's so wonderful to be healthy again."
And 9-year-old Gurdon resident Austin Taylor is carrying Aaron's kidney. "I got a new kidney."
Austin's health has also made a 180 degree turn around, and Aaron's family, is grateful. Aaron's sister Kadi Webster says, "my sister and I lost a brother, but it's like we gained a little brother now. It's really, it's really nice he helped so many people, and gave all these other people a chance to live, and I just hope they take advantage of it. He was a really wonderful boy.
For more information on organ donation, log on to http://www.arora.org, or http://www.donormemorial.org.
When their 20-year-old son died in a car accident four months ago, the family of Aaron Webster had no idea his death would bring others the gift of life.
State organ donation officials say last year in Arkansas, of the 11,000 hospital deaths, only 100 were eligible to donate an organ, so they say Aaron's gift of his organs to eight different people is more than rare. They say it's miraculous.
Aaron's family says he was a vibrant, loving, generous young man who would give anyone the shirt off his back, and did, a time or two. Now, in the middle of their grief, his family is finding good. They say while Aaron is gone, his death has allowed eight others to receive the greatest gift: the gift of life.
Two people who now carry Aaron's organs met his family for the first time on Saturday. One is Vilonia resident Bill Pullen, who's alive thanks to Aaron's liver. He says, "I actually felt my life leaving me. It's so wonderful to be healthy again."
And 9-year-old Gurdon resident Austin Taylor is carrying Aaron's kidney. "I got a new kidney."
Austin's health has also made a 180 degree turn around, and Aaron's family, is grateful. Aaron's sister Kadi Webster says, "my sister and I lost a brother, but it's like we gained a little brother now. It's really, it's really nice he helped so many people, and gave all these other people a chance to live, and I just hope they take advantage of it. He was a really wonderful boy.
For more information on organ donation, log on to http://www.arora.org, or http://www.donormemorial.org.
