“My ultimate goal with this is to obviously be able to find a donor for my child, but I also hope to move people with her story and get more people on board and realizing that many others are in similar situations as Jordyn and they have the ability to step up, take action, and save lives by being a living donor.” Burden describes Jordyn as a very feisty, lovable child who is very intelligent. ”She knows a lot for her age because of all she has been through. Everybody falls in love with her [at] first sight,” said Burden noting that Jordyn is popular with many of CHOP’s nurses. A CHOP spokesperson said the hospital could not comment on Jordyn’s situation due to patient privacy laws. Family and friends have taken to social media to bring awareness to Jordyn’s plight. ”It’s more encouraging to know that people are supporting and encouraging us and are behind the movement to help me find Jordyn a living donor,” Burden added. ”It’s hard just knowing that she is going through this but it’s also very encouraging to see how many people are taking action.” Burden’s push to find a donor for her daughter comes as thousands of people across the country are on the waiting list for an organ transplant. African Americans account for about 30 percent of the more than 118,000 people who are on the national waiting list according to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. National Minority Donor Awareness Week, which is observed Aug. 1-7, serves to shed light on the need for more African Americans, Hispanics and Asians to become organ and tissue donors. According to the Gift of Life, the local organ procurement organization serving Philadelphia, Delaware and New Jersey, African Americans account for 2,500 of the 6,500 people in the region who are waiting for an organ.
https://teamjordyn.intuitwebsites.com has been established to share her story.
