Death defying stories: love, loss, and rushing to the hospital

Death defying stories: love, loss, and rushing to the hospital

Is there life after death? Forget the philosophical or religious debate: with organ donation, the answer is yes.

At UVA Medical Center, thousands of transplants have taken place since the first– a kidney transplant– was performed there in the 1967, and Dr. Tim Pruett, head of the transplant surgery department, hopes that number will grow exponentially in the future.

"It should be really, really routine," says Pruett, who'll address UVA basketball fans at the February 26 game at John Paul Jones Arena as part of the national "Get Game–Give Life" program, which aims to increase organ donation among college students and sports fans.

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