Noted: Two years ago, as a 21-year-old UW-Madison student, Mackaman died from meningitis. His family supported the recovery of his organs, knowing he had authorized donation, said Meredith Leigh, Mackaman’s mother. Seven organs went to five recipients, including Walter Goodman, a UW-Madison professor, who received his heart … First-person consent makes donation easier on families because they can honor a choice the deceased person made instead of having to decide themselves, said Mike Anderson, executive director of UW Organ and Tissue Donation, the Madison-based organ procurement organization for most of Wisconsin. “It has been the best thing that’s happened for donation,” Anderson said.
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