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Matt Ross- Donor

Linda Ross (640x427)Linda Ross donor mom with licenseMatt was an athlete.  He loved sports, from fishing to football, he worked hard and to the best of his abilities.  Baseball was is favorite from t-ball to college.  He gave it his all.  The goal; to win the game.

When Matt was 17 he watched a television presentation about organ donation and the impact it made on the lives of the recipients.  At the end of the show he turned to his Mother and said he wanted to be a donor if anything happened to him.  Three years later, his mom remembered that conversation as she sat in the hospital emergency room where Matt was being treated.  In just a few hours, Matt was a donor.  He gave everything he could, the goal; to improve the quality of life for another.

 

Pictured here: Linda Ross talking about her Son, Matt Ross