Valley Children's nurse donates organs after medical decline

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A last locomotion to prevention lives.

Several twelve radical gathered astatine Community Regional Medical Center connected Thursday to grant Patrice Sanders earlier she went into country to donate her organs.

"It's truly touching to spot each the radical that she's touched. And to who she meant truthful overmuch to," said Paige Sanders, Patrice's sister.

Sanders was a Valley Children's Hospital caregiver for 36 years.

Her sister Paige Sanders said Patrice called her and said she wasn't feeling good portion she was astatine work. After respective tests, it was determined Patrice had gastroenteritis. Paige said Patrice continued to not consciousness well. When they took her to the infirmary again, doctors discovered she suffered from a bilateral stroke. Over time, Patrice's wellness continued to decline.

"We had a gathering with the surgeon who told america that her probable result was not going to beryllium favorable. That she would person galore disabilities," said Paige.

She said Patrice made her extremity of beingness wishes wide and the household wanted to marque definite they honored those requests.

"She saw galore children dice astatine Valley's Children's during her clip determination arsenic an RN. And she ever had a large respect for the children who donated their organs and I deliberation that illustration for her was an inspiration for her," said Paige.

Jaclyn Manzanedo with Donor Network West says determination are implicit 22,000 patients conscionable successful California unsocial waiting for an organ transplant.

"Giving the acquisition of life, it seems similar it was successful enactment with what she did passim her life. So, it's a beauteous mode to permission that bequest that she near some successful beingness and aft her passing," said Manzanedo.

She adds that she is grateful CRMS honors organ donors successful specified a touching way.

As the household continues to observe the beingness Patrice led, they accidental they volition retrieve 1 lukewarm feeling she ever gave truthful freely to others-- love.

"She loved good and was good loved. And is continuing to emotion others that she doesn't adjacent know," said Paige.

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