Mother loses son, gains friends through organ donation
PROSPECT — It has been 11 years since Christopher Hershberger died from a seizure at the age of 17, but his mother, Roseanne Hershberger continues to speak about the importance of organ donation.
If her son hadn’t been a registered organ donor, Kurt Miller and Andrea Coyle may not be alive today.
“I have these two sitting here alive,” said Hershberger, of Greenville. “Kurt’s my sassy son, and Andrea has two children now.”
A few months after Christopher’s death in January 2012, Hershberger began writing letters back and forth with Coyle, who received part of Christopher’s kidney. On a fall day that year, Hershberger received a phone message from Miller, who got Christopher’s other kidney and pancreas, and said he was reaching out with questions about organ donation.
