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Double Lung Transplant Recipient Helps Students Make Comfort Blankets for Organ Donor Families
A special education teacher who received a double-lung donation recently led her class in making comfort blankets for donor families.
Jackie Dennis says that even though the donation she received made her joyful, grateful, and relieved that she’d be able to watch her daughter grow up, she knew in her heart it also represented the worst tragedy for someone else.
Dennis has taken that experience forward with her into a deep connection with the family of the girl whose lungs saved her life, and she hopes the blankets can act as warm, comfy bridges for others to do the same.
It was in 2020, during the pandemic when Dennis gave birth. Quickly thereafter her health deteriorated, and it wasn’t long in the hospital before her doctors had her on a waiting list for two lungs.
They were found, and the operation, a first for Henry Ford Health at the time, was successful. In the years that followed, she got to know the donor’s family, to a point where they enjoy a close connection.
“I’m lucky enough to have such a good relationship that I can send pictures of my daughter, I can send pictures of what my students are doing, and I get to show her the impact her daughter [the donor] has had on me—and her little sisters get to see that, and it’s so beautiful,” said Dennis.
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A special education teacher who received a double-lung donation recently led her class in making comfort blankets for donor families.
Jackie Dennis says that even though the donation she received made her joyful, grateful, and relieved that she’d be able to watch her daughter grow up, she knew in her heart it also represented the worst tragedy for someone else.
Dennis has taken that experience forward with her into a deep connection with the family of the girl whose lungs saved her life, and she hopes the blankets can act as warm, comfy bridges for others to do the same.
It was in 2020, during the pandemic when Dennis gave birth. Quickly thereafter her health deteriorated, and it wasn’t long in the hospital before her doctors had her on a waiting list for two lungs.
They were found, and the operation, a first for Henry Ford Health at the time, was successful. In the years that followed, she got to know the donor’s family, to a point where they enjoy a close connection.
“I’m lucky enough to have such a good relationship that I can send pictures of my daughter, I can send pictures of what my students are doing, and I get to show her the impact her daughter [the donor] has had on me—and her little sisters get to see that, and it’s so beautiful,” said Dennis.
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With the 2025 Boston Marathon finish line in sight, he sacrificed a personal goal to help a runner in need
As Brazilian runner Pedro Arieta, 34, headed down Boylston Street, his quest to finish the 2025 Boston Marathon was nearly complete.
Arieta and his wife, professional runner Luíza Cravo de Azevedo, were both running their hardest on Monday. With the finish line in sight, Arieta’s personal goal of 2:40:00 was still attainable.
But as dozens of elite runners cruised past without a second glance, Arieta put aside his personal aspirations and stopped to help Shawn Goodwin, 35, of Boston, get back on his feet.
Several spectators posted videos of Arieta’s act of kindness, which quickly amassed millions of views on social media.
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As Brazilian runner Pedro Arieta, 34, headed down Boylston Street, his quest to finish the 2025 Boston Marathon was nearly complete.
Arieta and his wife, professional runner Luíza Cravo de Azevedo, were both running their hardest on Monday. With the finish line in sight, Arieta’s personal goal of 2:40:00 was still attainable.
But as dozens of elite runners cruised past without a second glance, Arieta put aside his personal aspirations and stopped to help Shawn Goodwin, 35, of Boston, get back on his feet.
Several spectators posted videos of Arieta’s act of kindness, which quickly amassed millions of views on social media.
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