SAN ANTONIO – It is a moment Lalie Gomez will never forget. Her daughter was in the hospital and was not expected to survive.
Through her grief, she was able to make sure her daughter’s life continued to make an impact, even after she was gone.
For Gomez, this month hits close to home.
It was nearly 14 years ago when Gomez lost her daughter, Yvette Gonzalez.
"At the young age of 20, Yvette ventured off after our softball game on a motorcycle with her friend and that was the last time I saw her alive," Gomez said.
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Gomez's daughter had been involved in a motorcycle accident.
"At 2:30 in the morning, I received that dreadful call, the one call that a parent does not want to receive," Gomez said.
Gonzalez was in the hospital and was not expected to survive.
It was there that Gomez and her family were approached about donating Gonzalez's organs.
Gomez said the family immediately decided that was the best option and consented.
"Yvette was full of life," Gomez said. "Yvette was very healthy. She played year-round sports. At 20 years old, why not give others the opportunity to save their lives?"
Five years later, Gomez's mother also died in an accident.
"My father did consent to mom becoming a cornea and tissue donor, so mom has helped many lives as well," she said.
Gomez said they've kept in contact with two of the five people that her daughter has helped.
"Chuck" from Corpus Christi is Gonzalez's heart recipient, and "Gina," a doctor from Austin, received Gonzalez's lungs.
"They're just fabulous people," Gomez said. "I'm glad that my daughter gave them the opportunity. It's a bittersweet moment in life, but like my dad said, "We are all here on borrowed time."
KSAT will be hosting a phone bank for Donate Life Texas at the KSAT studios Wednesday from noon to 7 p.m.
Volunteers will be on hand to answer any questions you may have about becoming an organ donor.
This is your chance to help someone in need and even save a life.
Click here for the official state registry.
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