Special ceremony Saturday morning November 23, 2024 at the entrance to the park of the Évron hospital (in Mayenne). The mayor, Joël Balandraud, and Jean-Marie Plourdeau, president of France Adot 53, symbolically inaugurated the “Tree of Life” planted in tribute to the donors and their loved ones as recalled by the plaque installed at the foot of the plantation. The ceremony took place in the presence of transplant recipients, the blood donors association, the hospital director, Delphine Gillaux, nurse coordinator for organ donation at the Laval hospital center, representatives of schools, the gendarmerie, the diocese and elected officials.
Not enough donors
Organ donation saves lives, an obvious fact of which the transplant recipients present on Saturday are a good example. They came to honor the memory of the one to whom they owe their life. Not everyone is lucky enough to receive this saving gift.
indicated the president of France Adot 53.
Today in France, while the transplant waiting list continues to increase (more than 22,000 patients waiting in 2023), organ transplant activity is stagnating at around 6,000 per year,
argued Jean-Marie Plourdeau. This place of memory contributes to developing the culture of giving
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Organ donation is based on presumed consent, gratuity and anonymity. We are all potential donors. Too many people die for lack of donors, let's be aware of this
supported Joël Balandraud.
A gingko biloba “symbol of memory and hope”
It is a gingko biloba which was chosen as the “tree of life”. Not a coincidence. Originally from China, it has a high resistance to pollution, parasites and diseases. It is the symbol of life, memory and hope
underlined Joël Balandraud. The choice of location owes nothing to chance either. He naturally focused on the entrance to the hospital grounds, a site open to the public and welcoming patients for a better life.
added the elected official.
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