Aubin. The municipality becomes an ambassador for organ donation, it is the 3rd in Aveyron

“I am very proud to welcome today, within our town hall, Isabelle Gimenez, president, and the members of the Adot 12 association, who work to raise awareness around organ donation. A subject that is unfortunately still too taboo for us. days, and I am also proud that our city is the first in the Decazeville community and the 3rd in the department to be an ambassador city for organ donation” explained the mayor of Aubin Christine Teulier last Saturday, surrounded by several elected officials and the deputy Laurent Alexandre.

“It was Sébastien Bayol, from Aubin, who came to meet me to talk to me about France Adot. An association that I did not know. Sébastien spoke with full knowledge of the facts because he is a donor, he offered a kidney to his wife. I also highlight the presence of the young primauboise Alix, who was a recipient of a kidney. Both are concrete examples of organ donation, which is not done only after having disappeared, but which can be done with one's own. alive.” It is with the investment of each and everyone, citizens, associations, elected officials and communities that “we can change awareness and save the lives of thousands of our fellow citizens who need a transplant. Our city is now an ambassador for organ donation, will invest in this process of raising awareness about donation.

“I myself have had a kidney transplant”, underlines Isabelle Gimenez and with Adot “we intervene everywhere, in schools, sports events and others, to raise awareness as much as possible. We try by all means to provide information , because we realized that more than 30% of our fellow citizens did not know our association. I am from Firmin and therefore delighted that Aubin agreed to be our partner, and could support these panels. at the entrance to the city that of “Ambassador city for organ donation”. MP Laurent Alexandre will welcome Sébastien Bayol's approach and will speak about figures: “The number of deceased donors is increasing. When this “organic ethics” law passes the National Assembly, we will have to move things forward and move it in the right direction. I am delighted that Aubin is one of the 700 municipalities out of 34,945 to be an ambassador.

To conclude, the mayor of Aubin was inspired by a quote from Professor Jean Dausset, Nobel Prize winner for literature: “The gift of life, what could be more beautiful”.