Recipient of double lung transplant connects with the donor's family for the first time

Saturday, October 28, 2017
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- It was a special day for two families in the Central Valley.

Fresno resident Carolyn Dickson depended on an oxygen tank to do any kind of activity for years.
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That was until she received a double lung transplant in 2016.

Saturday Dickson got to meet the family of Maria Martinez.

Martinez lived in Huron and passed away last year from a stroke and she donated her lungs which in the end saved Dickson's life.
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"To see pictures of her... It was very emotional I didn't expect that," said Dickson.

The Donor Network West helped orchestrate the meeting between both families.



It is the organ and tissue recovery organization for Northern California.
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