Hello to October and a new face in the LifeLink® Faces of Transplantation Calendar. Meet Amber Scott.

As an ICU nurse at Tampa General Hospital, Amber has seen firsthand just how healing organ, eye, and tissue donation can be for families whose loved ones were able to give the gift of life after death. That is why when her father, Kenneth, who was also her best friend, passed away, Amber fervently supported his decision, made prior to his death, to be a donor. Kenneth was able to save the life of a 28-year-old man, who had been in end-stage organ failure awaiting a liver transplant.

Although Amber does not know her father’s liver recipient, she hopes to meet him one day. Amber and her brother continue to honor their dad’s legacy as a donor, as well as his love of genealogy and pride in their Scottish heritage, which Kenneth had impressed upon them throughout their entire childhood by sharing his story. Although they miss their dad, both siblings are grateful to the LifeLink staff for the compassion and care their family received throughout Kenneth’s donation and see his legacy of renewed life as a silver lining in their healing journey.