SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Evelyn Morgas says she feels like she’s hugging her daughter again every time she embraces the Utah man who received her daughter’s donated lungs and became a family friend.
The Deseret News reported Tuesday that the Morgas family met 71-year-old Stan Taylor about a year after the lung transplant from Priscilla Morgas, who died of a stroke in 2015.
Evelyn Morgas says her daughter would have loved to know that her organs helped save lives.
The University of Utah Hospital highlighted stories like that of Stan Taylor and the Morgas family in honor of National Donate Life Month.
According to Utah Donor Registry, there are more than 750 people waiting for organs in the state.
The University of Utah Hospital recovered 91 organs and transplanted 45 last year.
