For more than 20 years Delores Evans battled diabetes, high blood pressure and, finally, kidney failure. By 2008 she needed a new kidney to stay alive, but she never could have imagined the circumstances that brought it about.
For more than 20 years Delores Evans battled diabetes, high blood pressure and, finally, kidney failure. By 2008 she needed a new kidney to stay alive, but she never could have imagined the circumstances that brought it about.
One day in November, 2008, Delores received a call from UNC Hospitals. Her adult son, Ryan Evans, was in critical condition and was not expected to live. When he died the next day, he also gave life, as an organ donor. Delores received his kidney.
On January 1, 2010, Delores honors her son, and helps promote organ sharing, as a participant in the Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif., riding on the Donate Life float sponsored by OneLegacy, the Los Angeles-area organ and tissue donor services organization. For full release