To the Mexican consulate in Orlando, the Central Florida Organ Procurement Organization, Our Legate and Consular Officers They held a solemn body presentation ceremony to honor the life of Margarita “Maggie” González Jiménez, whose relatives agreed to donate her organs.
The Mexican consulate offers protection and advice to the Mexican family while organizing Our heritage coordinates organ donation
Tragically, on Monday, November 21, Margarita was in a bicycle accident that left her brain dead.
The Mexican consulate assisted the family in the difficult moments from the processing of documents in the place of origin, as well as from the processing of humanitarian parole (temporary entry into the United States), from the assignment of a lawyer, from following up on the investigation of the incident before the authorities of policing and travel management from Chiapas to the city of Orlando.
The Consulate staff was accompanied for translations and advice, ensuring the interests and will of the family at all times, before the health institution, the insurer, the employer company, the intermediary agency, as well as carrying out the decisions regarding the daughter, also the organ donation.
Similarly, the Secretary for Foreign Relations Through the consulate, he is providing financial support to help him cover the expenses related to this case.
Margarita “Maggie” González Jiménez, with a celebration of life
Margarita, on a student visa, moved to Florida in June of this year in pursuit of the American dream to carry out her professional practices.
She was a determined, loyal and passionate woman with an infectious smile. Maggie loved to travel and spoke four languages: German, English, Portuguese and Spanish.
To honor the wishes of the caring and generous person that was Margarita, her family agreed to give others the chance to continue living through the miracle of organ donation.
Margarita helped save three lives by donating her four organs and gave two people sight by donating their corneas.
The Consulate of Mexico in Orlando held a celebration honoring Maggie’s life and legacy with her family and Our heritage.
“We have the instruction from Foreign Secretary Ebrard to recognize every person who is in the United States as a part of our nation, that every Mexican and every Mexican continues to be a part of Mexico, and through the consular protection area we fulfill that duty , to assist families who find themselves in an emergency like that of Margarita, supporting them at all times and with humane treatment”, said Consul Sabines during the memorial ceremony.
The “Celebration of Life” included a moment to honor Margarita as a heroine for donating her organs, with the delivery of a Medal of Honor from Our heritage. Who supports families in the decision to donate after the loss of a loved one.
“The mission of Our heritage he cares for families going through unimaginable pain. We are deeply touched when they find the courage to think of others in their most difficult moments,” said Carlos Echevarria Zayas, coordinator of Our Legacy Family Support. “They are selflessly offering another family the ultimate gift, the gift of life, with organ donation.”
Organ donors have the power to save eight lives, give two people sight by donating corneas, and enable healing and mobility for another 75 by donating tissue.
Our heritage is the federally designated organ procurement organization for 10 counties in east central Florida.
More than 100,000 children and adults are currently waiting for a life-saving transplant in the United States, and 5,000 of those people live in Florida.
You can register as an organ, eye and tissue donor when you renew your driving license or online at DonateLifeFlorida.org yes www.ourlegacyfl.org
