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Mother leads drive to expand organ donation a year after botched transplant
Magdalena Santillan, mother of Jesica Santillan, now works for an organ donor group, promoting more donors and safer transplants. One year after Jesica’s death from a heart lung transplant with incompatible blood types, the family advocates system reforms at Duke University Hospital and through Jesica’s Hope Chest, a charity aiding transplant costs.
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Louissuré
N.C
Magdalena Santillan
Jesica
Mexico
Duke
Santillan
Mack Mahoney
Peter Smith
United Network For
Boston
James Jaggers
Mahoney
Hope Chest
Magdalena