Callers Flood Organ Donor Hotlines After TV Show Airs
Organ donor hotlines were jammed after the television showing of “Nicholas’ Gift,” a movie based on the killing of 7-year-old Nicholas Green of Bodega Bay.
The boy was killed by bandits in 1994 while his family was on vacation in Italy. His parents, Reg and Maggie Green, agreed to donate his organs and their decision set off an outpouring of organ donations in Italy, which had the lowest donor rate in Europe at the time.
The Coalition on Donation logged 1,200 calls in a single hour after the movie ended Sunday. The coalition is a national umbrella organization representing 50 organizations, including patient groups and the American Medical Assn.
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