Globo presenter reveals death of mother in queue for transplants

Globo presenter reveals death of mother in queue for transplants


Presenter Valéria Almeida, from Bem Estar, said her mother died at the age of 33, while awaiting a kidney transplant

On the morning of last Monday (28/08), the presenter Valeria Almeidaframework manager “Well being” from the program “Meet with Patricia Poethe was prompted to reveal a personal story.

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While talking about the heart transplant that the presenter Fausto Silvaor Faustãohappened last Sunday (27/08), the journalist said that her mother died at the age of 33, waiting for a kidney transplant.

An incentive…

Valeria explained that she told the story to encourage organ donation: “I’ve said it several times and I repeat it here, because I always think it might happen to you at home. My mother died at 33, when I was 10, waiting for a kidney.”

And he continued: “The kidney queue is the largest queue we have in our country. So when we agree to donate the organs of those we love, we are saving the lives of many people. There are many people who have the opportunity to live, many affected families. That’s why I celebrate every life I see that we can talk about here that has been saved.”.

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Source: Terra

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