Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center and the Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency (LOPA) – a member of Donate Life Louisiana –honored the 2018 organ, eye, and tissue donors with a special Gift of Life ceremony and butterfly release. Butterflies represent life transferred and transformed.
Last year, 32 individuals became organ donors at Our Lady of the Lake, giving a second chance at life to 97 people who were waiting on life-saving transplants. These heroes were also able to give the gift of sight to 61 individuals through corneal transplants.
Family and friends of donors and transplant recipients were in attendance at the event.