Blood Donations Honors Deaf Young Woman

Deaf News: Blood drive honors leader in Deaf community, beyond.



OLATHE, Kansas -- Fellow students and friends of a young woman who died in January from lung and heart complications held a blood drive Thursday in her honor.



Mary Margaret Grove was 18 and committed to both serving and leading at the Kansas State School for the Deaf in Olathe, where she was a high school senior.



Blood drives were among Mary Grover’s many passions as she served the community and donated her time and talents. When Mary was young, she needed platelet transfusions to help her body overcome blood clotting problems, and it became an important part of her service.



On Thursday, her family and friends teamed up with the American Red Cross for a blood drive at her school.



“I never really wanted to before. I don’t need to do that. And then you know, once we lost her I thought, you know what, today’s pretty special, I’m gong to go ahead and in honor of Mary I’m going to donate my blood. And having people here, it’s really nice to honor her,” said Alfonso Torres, who had known Mary since 3rd grade.



Many of those who organized and participated in the blood drive said it will continue to be a passion for them... Read The Full Story.



Deaf Student Cherished for All She Did During Her Brief Life.



OLATHE, Kansas -- Thursday evening, friends and family celebrated the life and example of a high school student who lost her battle with pulmonary hypertension on Monday.



Mary Margaret Grove, 18, attended the Kansas State School for the Deaf and was student body president, Kansas honor scholar and a spokeswoman for the Deaf.



Friends remember her smile and her passion for communication.



“She encouraged parents to learn and communicate with deaf kids and she was just amazing that way,” said Alfonso Torres with the Kansas School for the Deaf.



Torres remembers his last text conversation with Grove.



“We said goodnight, love you,… and then she was gone,” he said.



Grove was an organ donor and those who love her are comforted that her legacy will live on through organ, bone and tissue donations... Read The Full Story.



Related Article: Here’s to Life, Here’s to Love, Here’s to You: Mary Margaret Grove.