Christina Taylor Green's Organs Help Another Young Girl

The father of the youngest victim of the Arizona tragedy says some of her organs have been donated to a young girl in the Boston area.

John Green tells the Boston Globe in Sunday's edition that he received a phone call about the transplant, but says he doesn't know any other details about the donation.

He says the call "really lifted" his spirit and says he and his wife are proud parents once again of their daughter, "who has done another amazing thing."

The Globe reports:

Green said his family would love to meet the little girl Christina helped.

"We would love to meet her and her family," he said. "I don't know if that's something that they wish to do, but I know I talked about it with my wife and my son, and if there's a day that would be appropriate, we would love to meet them."

Nine-year-old Christina Taylor Green was born Sept. 11, 2001.

She had just been elected to her Tucson school's student council, which is why she went to see Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

A spokesman for the New England Organ Bank tells the Globe he can't comment on donations.

The Arizona Republic on Friday reported that Tucson's Bishop Gerald Kicanas told the crowd at Christina's funeral that her organs had been donated.

And a friend helping the Green family said they received a call yesterday from the organ donation network, telling them that Christina-Taylor's donation had already saved the life of a child on the East Coast.

The little girl loved ballet, gymnastics and baseball, the only girl on her team.

Comments

[DrMandible]

10:08 AM on 01/18/2011

At least there is a silver lining for another family. Let this be a reminder to everyone - be an organ donor!

[wizzardly]

08:49 AM on 01/18/2011

Bless her family.

[rjaxone]

12:36 AM on 01/18/2011

May God Bless and embrace Christina, her family, and all those who loved her.

[anitaj]

07:58 PM on 01/17/2011

What a wonderful way to create hope out of such a heart-wrenching tragedy. I hope that this brings some measure of peace to Christina's family and friends. And I hope that the two recipients are able to make the most of this precious gift.

[LucieLee]

02:58 PM on 01/17/2011

Bless Christina!!

[Congo Line]

02:47 PM on 01/17/2011

RIP beautiful girl. I am so sorry that her life was cut so short, and in this way. I hope she rests peacefully or at least jumping through rain puddles!

[IslandGyal]

12:11 PM on 01/17/2011

FYI, if you want to be an organ donor, you can also register nationally too @ http://www.organdonor.org - in the future, since unfortunately, their website is being upgraded and inaccessible right now.

[ThinkCreeps]

11:07 AM on 01/17/2011

Further cause to remember the victim by how she lived, rather than by the manner of her death.

I hope it will provide some small comfort to her family and friends.

[dmsdzinr]

11:07 AM on 01/17/2011

This young lady led a very short yet incredibly full and productive life. We ALL could learn quite a lot from Christina Greene

[bellabeach]

09:09 AM on 01/18/2011

Very well said!!

[MiddleRiver]

09:10 AM on 01/17/2011

I was the on-call doctor when a tragic young patient was admitted to the ICU with a fatal bleed in the brain. I certified brain death and worked with the New England Organ Bank. They are a wonderful organization. Some time later I received a thank you note from them with a long list of people who benefited from the donations (heart, liver, kidneys, etc.). The recipients were anonymous but were described like this: One kidney went to a 45 year old mother of 2 who will now be able to live without needing dialysis... I really doubt that they will (or should) reveal recipient's identities.

Organ donation is the gift of life. Enroll today in Christina's memory.

[EmmaLib]

08:56 AM on 01/17/2011

The silver lining to this very sad tragedy, another child gets to live to see another day. Christinia, still helping others after her premature death. Her parents raised a very special daughter, I applaud them, and offer them my most heartfelt condolences on their loss.

[keep it solid]

08:10 AM on 01/17/2011

Very touching act of altruism on part of the Green family.
The act of donation on symbolic level is one of love and hope.
Thank you Greens for giving love and hope to all

[BETGR627]

08:01 AM on 01/17/2011

I am so sorry for the loss of this child - how senseless. But I really respect and honor their gift of organs! What a beautiful thing go do amidst their grief!!!!!

Makes me believe in the Goodness of Americans and this remarkable family!

[RNAngel20]

07:41 AM on 01/17/2011

Thank God for these parents being able to make this decision during the worst day of their lives. And God bless the little one that recieved this new lease on life.

[GJR227]

07:05 AM on 01/17/2011

I hope this gift of life is a source of comfort and peace to the families involved in this otherwise senseless tragedy.