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Historic feat | A 97-year-old volunteer made history as oldest organ donor
Her liver went to a woman in Florida, and her family and CORE say the case shows age is not a barrier to donation.
- Peggy Fields, a 97-year-old Western Pennsylvania woman, recently became the state's oldest organ donor and the third oldest in U.S. history, donating her liver to a recipient in Florida.
- Initially, Linda Kirk doubted the value of her mother's organs at 97, though Fields had chosen to become a donor later in life as one more way to help others.
- Katelynn Metz of the Center for Organ Recovery and Education said Fields' story helps dispel the myth that people can be too old to donate, adding she holds the distinction of being the oldest female donor in history.
- During National Donate Life Month, Kirk hopes her mother's story encourages others to sign up as donors, urging, "People should just go ahead and do it."
- While a 100-year-old in Nebraska holds the national record, Fields' contribution demonstrates seniors can save lives; one donor can help up to eight recipients, regardless of age.
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