<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Donate Life Connecticut]]></title><description><![CDATA[DLC provides education and information about organ donation. Learn the facts about deceased organ donation and living organ donation. Register today.]]></description><link>https://www.donatelifect.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 02:42:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.donatelifect.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Twice Saved: Melissa Reynolds’ Extraordinary Journey Through Two Organ Transplants]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every organ donor makes a choice that echoes long after they’re gone. For Melissa Reynolds, two such choices, made by two strangers, kept her here to do the work she was born to do. On the evening of October 9, 2024, Melissa Reynolds walked into Hartford Hospital not knowing she would not walk out again for four months. She hadn’t planned to be admitted. She had gone from her endocrinologist’s office directly to the emergency department at her doctor’s insistence, bags unpacked, husband by...]]></description><link>https://www.donatelifect.org/post/twice-saved-melissa-reynolds-extraordinary-journey-through-two-organ-transplants</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e126a49e117b67ff8286b9</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:29:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/157919_27cd11d12c894ce6829d2ce637d70799~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_630,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Barbara Doyle</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>