Valley Children's Hospital honors 6-year-old organ donor on her birthday

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A South Valley miss was remembered with an grant locomotion astatine Valley Children's Hospital arsenic she was escorted to her last resting place, surrounded by family, friends and infirmary staff.

Six-year-old Isabella died days aft being deed by a car successful Porterville connected Sunday.

On Thursday, what would person been her sixth birthday, Valley Children's Hospital unit joined Isabella's loved ones to enactment the halls for an "honor walk," a ceremonial recognizing organ donation.

Hospital chaplains prayed implicit Isabella astatine the extremity of the grant walk.

During the ceremony, her household shared memories of her emotion for unicorns, mermaids and chocolate.

Those gathered past sang "Happy Birthday" successful some English and Spanish.

Valley Children's unit said astatine slightest six to 8 radical are expected to person life-saving organ donations due to the fact that of Isabella's gifts.

Up to 72 much radical are expected to payment from her insubstantial donation.