Chris Klug, Connie Payton, and Jesse White join University of Chicago transplant celebration
Chris Klug, Connie Payton and Jesse White join University of Chicago transplant celebration
August 27, 2002
WHO:
To celebrate life after an organ transplant, University of Chicago Hospitals transplant teams and about 200 transplant recipients will host Olympic medallist and liver transplant recipient Chris Klug; Connie Payton, wife of the late Walter Payton; Secretary of State Jesse White; and kidney recipient Dorothy Sheridan, who submitted an essay about how transplant has changed her life that won a national contest sponsored by Fujisawa Healthcare, Inc.
WHAT:
- Chris Klug will visit hospitalized pediatric and adult transplant patients.
- Dorothy Sheridan will receive the Chris Klug "Seize the Day Award" for her essay.
- Connie Payton and Secretary of State Jesse White will honor Klug for his contributions to organ donor awareness.
- Transplant recipients will enjoy an outdoor picnic.
WHEN:
Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2002
8:30 a.m. -- Tour of transplant units
10 a.m. -- Program
11:10 a.m. -- Picnic
WHERE:
University of Chicago Children's Hospital (5839 S. Maryland Avenue)
WHY:
From the award-winning essay by special education teacher Dorothy Sheridan:
"I am now seventy-two years old and working almost every day. My mind is sharper than ever.... I shall be eternally grateful for my new kidney and what it has done for me. I was older than most recipients, but God has a job for me to do."