Guest guest Posted February 12, 2002 Report Share Posted February 12, 2002 > Hollywood brings organ donation to the big screen > by Grinnell, NHS corporate communications > NHS wants to help movie fans separate fact from fiction in the Denzel > Washington movie, " Q. " > " Q " is the story of a young boy who unexpectedly collapses on a > baseball field. Rushed to the hospital, it is evident he will need a heart > transplant. When his distraught father discovers their health insurance > won't cover the transplant operation, the boy is taken off the donor > waiting list. Consequently, the infuriated father, played by Washington, > violently takes over the hospital emergency room. > While the movie tells a fictional story, it depicts the real-life > desperation felt by the thousands of Americans waiting for a transplant. " I > think that movies like this one have a tendency to over dramatize, " said > Kolleen , manager of NHS' Organ Recovery Service, " but they focus > on the desperation and helplessness families feel waiting on the list for > an organ donor to come up for their loved ones. " > Of the 80,000 people currently waiting for an organ transplant in the > United States, 2,500 are children. On average, 16 people, some of them > children, die each day waiting for an organ. Those statistics illustrate > the real story behind " Q, " the story that so many patients and > families try to tell -- the need for organ and tissue donation. > " We hope this movie can serve as a call to action, " said. " People > need to discuss the issue of organ and tissue donation, make their > decision and then share that decision with their families. Becoming an > organ donor is how you become a hero for life. " > Since the movie began filming in the summer of 2000, the waiting list for > organ transplant has grown by some 6,452 people and since Sept. 11, the > word " hero " has taken on a deeper meaning that transplant families know > well. > " The pictures of Sept. 11 are forever imbedded in our minds, " > said. " Rescue workers risking their own lives to help save someone they > have never met. These pictures illustrate the same commitment of the organ > donor who made a decision to help save the life of a 'faceless stranger' > in need. " > The movie, " Q, " opens in theaters Friday, Feb. 15. > <printable.cfm?match=193> <<...OLE_Obj...>> <printable.cfm?match=193> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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