Community Corner
Float Celebrating Organ Donation To Be Featured In Tournament Of Roses Parade
Janice Whaley is the CEO of San Ramon-based Donor Network West, and she believes the float has the potential to save lives.
SANTA CLARA (KPIX 5) — On New Years Day, the annual Tournament of Roses Parade features beautiful floats, representing various businesses and service organizations. But one float may actually mean the difference between life and death.
Twice a week, Carolina Tejada packs a bag for the dialysis appointments that keep her alive. A cardiac condition as a young child resulted in two separate heart transplants and the anti-rejection medication has now ruined her kidneys. So once again, the Santa Clara wife and mother sits on a list waiting for a donor.
