Kidney donor’s night-before-surgery poem
WASHINGTON — On the eve of their dual surgeries, Tom Otten of suburban St. Louis tried to ease his nervous wife, Irene, by composing this poem about the impending donation of his left kidney:
Scientists patch damaged lungs for transplanting
Irish embrace writer’s dying plea for organ donors
DUBLIN — Frank Deasy made his living as the Emmy-winning author of gritty television dramas like “Prime Suspect.” But with his final acts and words, the Dubliner inspired a nation to become organ donors — and may have saved scores of lives even as he lost his own.
