The National Transplant Center announced today (Sunday) that the organs of cyclist Roy “Ginger” Sadan, who died of his wounds last Friday after being hit by a bus near Rosh Hanikra, were transplanted into the bodies of six patients after his family agreed to donate his organs. Sadan, who became famous after circling the world in cycling in 2007, had signed an Eddie card.
The cyclist’s kidneys were transplanted in two women, aged 55 and 35, his heart was transplanted in a 66-year-old man, the liver was transplanted in the body of a 51-year-old man and a liver lobe was transplanted in a two-year-old girl. In addition, the organs of another patient, a 56-year-old man, were also transplanted in six other patients awaiting transplantation.
Dr. Tamar Ashkenazi, director of the National Transplant Center, said: “This is a rare event for the National Transplant Center and special preparation was required, since both donations were received at the same medical center and because several large transplant surgeries were performed at two medical centers. “In accordance with the type of transplants and the transplant teams and the operating rooms at the Galilee Medical Center, it moves in a short period of time enough so that the organs will not be damaged.”