| Neighbor-to-neighbor organ donation ...
Some stories bring a smile to your face, light up an inner glow and make you feel good. There's a narrative conflict, but ultimately a satisfying resolution.
Other stories are less so. They leave you wondering what is going to happen. Maybe pull at your heartstrings, make you hope everything will turn out alright — maybe even make you wonder if there's something you can do to help.
In tomorrow's edition of the Montrose Daily Press you can read both such stories wrapped up in one article — one story celebrating the selflessness of the human spirit, another story searching for such celebration. (If you don't want to wait until tomorrow, you can go ahead and read this story online now.)
There's the story of neighbors Beth McCorkle and Don Shore. They met a few years ago at a neighborhood clean-up event and now McCorkle is donating a kidney to Shore.
And there's the story of Ivy Sabaini-Kizewski, who learned shortly after graduating Montrose High School in 2022 that she would be needing a kidney transplant — she is currently in Denver, deep into her journey in search of a donor.
These especially personal stories are illustrative of struggles being shouldered by members within our community, and also inspirational, exemplifying a neighbor-helping-neighbor spirit.
But illustrative, heartstring-tugging stories aside, there's a higher aim here than simply providing a window into the community — let's go ahead and shoot for the moon, let's see if we can find a suitable donor for Ivy!
If you feel so inclined — and are blood type A+ — you can find out more by emailing kidney4ivy@gmail.com or by speaking with a donor coordinator at Presbyterian St. Luke, by calling 720-754-2155.
Have a Good One,
Jeremy Morrison,
managing editor
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