Thoughtful, Kind, Giving and Loving Mother Saves Three Lives Through Selfless Donation

Jacqueline Taylor was the youngest of three daughters according to her dad, Scott Taylor. “She had the beauty that could have graced any stage or magazine. Jacqueline was thoughtful, kind, giving and was a loving mother. She had two sons JoJo and Carter who were the loves of her life. Jacqueline enjoyed spending time with her family, hanging by the pool, grilling and swimming. She loved the holidays, especially Christmas. It was always a wonderful time of the year filled with family traditions.”

“She had an entrepreneurial spirit and was driven to succeed,” shares Taylor. “When she set her mind on a goal, she was unstoppable. She obtained her realtor’s license in 2020 and was actively building her portfolio.”

Nearly two years ago, 25-year-old Jacqueline died due to anoxia. She left a lasting legacy helping to save the lives of three patients with her generous donation of her liver and two kidneys. Jacqueline’s cornea restored sight for a 66-year-old female and a 27-year-old male.

Jacqueline honored others by making the decision to register as a donor. “I believe that I speak for her mom and sisters in that we all believe it’s an amazing program benefiting thousands of recipients and their families,” emphasizes Taylor.

Donate Life Month is Around the Corner

Donate Life Month is approaching fast! National Donate Life Month (NDLM) was established by Donate Life America and its partnering organizations in 2003. Observed in April each year, National Donate Life Month helps to encourage Americans to register as organ, eye and tissue donors and to honor those who have saved lives through the gift of donation.

Please join us on Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram to help us honor donors, recipients, and their families and caregivers. We also will be recognizing clinical teams’ relentless dedication to honoring the gift of donation and saving the lives of those waiting for a second chance at life.

We encourage our hospital partners to reach out to their LifeGift donation systems specialist to arrange NDLM observances at their respective hospitals. For additional information and to locate your LifeGift donation systems specialist, please click here.

HOSPITAL IN THE NEWS

A New Heart, A New Lease on Life

"A New Heart, A New Lease on Life" tells the moving story of David Weibe, whose life underwent a remarkable transformation after receiving a heart transplant. Battling against the constraints of heart failure, David's days were marked by struggle and uncertainty until the life-changing moment when a donor's heart became his second chance. Through the skilled hands of medical professionals at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, David's story emerges as one of resilience and gratitude, a testament to the power of new technology and the gift of organ donation. As David embraces his newfound vitality, he offers emotional support to transplant patients waiting for organs while honoring his donor for sharing the gift of life.



To read the entire article, please click here.

Living Donor Day:

April 3, 2024

Donate Life Living Donor Day is a celebration during National Donate Life Month that honors living organ and tissue donors for saving and healing lives! In 2023, more than 6,900 people made the decision to give one of their kidneys or a part of their liver to someone waiting for a second chance at life. *

Others gave the healing gift of birth tissue. Birth tissue includes tissues such as placenta and amniotic membrane. Grafts derived from birth tissue promote natural wound healing. To learn more about living donation, please click here.

Thank you to all living donors for your remarkable generosity!

Source: UNOS

LifeGift Announces New Physician Virtual Reality Training Module

LifeGift is pleased to announce a partnership with the Gift of Life Institute to bring a new state-of-the-art virtual reality Determination of Brain Death and Family Communication Physician Training Module to physicians in our partner hospitals.

The content is based on current national guidelines for determining pediatric and adult brain death by neurologic criteria, Determination of Brain Death/Death by Neurologic Criteria: The World Brain Death Project and can be used as an adjunct to the Neurocritical Care Society (NCS) Brain Death training. The following physicians served as consultants and subject matter experts to share their experience and expertise to assure information in the training is accurate and relevant:

• Dr. Joshua Levine, Professor of Neurology, Vice Chair for Clinical Operations, Chief, Division of Neurocritical Care, Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
• Dr. Monisha Kumar, Director, Neuro ICU Associate Professor of Neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, and
• Dr. Wynne Morrison, Director, Justin Michael Ingerman Center for Palliative Care, Attending Physician, Critical Care and Palliative Care, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Professor, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Target Audience

Adult and pediatric critical care physicians, intensivists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, trauma physicians and surgeons, fellows and residents responsible for completing brain death evaluations.

Continuing Medical Education

Approved for 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™



If you’re interested in participating in this training, please register here.

LifeGift is proud to collaborate with our hospital and transplant center partners to advance organ, eye and tissue donation, bringing hope to the communities we serve in Fort Worth, Houston, Lubbock and Amarillo. Please email us at communications@lifegift.org with any questions or support needs!

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