Lien Yu-Han Appointed Organ Donation Ambassador, Hopes to Spread Love Through Life Stories

(Central News Agency reporter Shen Pei-yao, Taipei, 6th) Families of organ donors and recipients shared their life stories today, showing the world that when life ends, love and hope can still continue in another form. Actress Lien Yu-Han served as the annual charity ambassador, stating that organ donation is one of the items on her life's to-do list.

On the eve of Organ Donation Memorial Day on June 19, the Organ Donation and Transplantation Registration and Patient Autonomy Promotion Center held the "Remember Me 2026 Organ Donation Memorial Concert" today to pay the deepest respect to all organ donors and their families, and to invite the public to contemplate life autonomy and the continuation of love.

Actress Lien Yu-Han was invited to serve as the annual charity ambassador. She emotionally shared that she has added organ donation to her life's "to-do list." She was initially inspired by a close friend who completed the organ donation consent registration, and her involvement in medical-themed dramas also drew her attention to this issue.

She laughed, saying she usually makes many to-do lists. Anything that touches her heart or feels meaningful, she silently notes. After seeing her friend complete the registration, she realized that expressing the will to donate organs is not as difficult as she had imagined.

In the process of learning about organ donation, what touched Lien Yu-Han the most was a picture book about a robot. In the story, robots share parts with each other, allowing their broken companions to function again. This seemingly simple plot helped her concretely understand the meaning of organ donation.

"It's about passing on love," she said. When life comes to an end, if there is still a chance to help another person continue living, that love has not truly left. Donors will be fully respected, and recipients may regain the opportunity to pursue their dreams and spend time with their families.

The Lai sisters, family members of a donor, recalled their mother with teary eyes. The eldest sister said that their mother had proactively told her family that she had signed an organ donation consent form. At the time, the family thought her idea was avant-garde. It was not until they faced the farewell that they understood the profound meaning behind that decision.

After their mother passed away from illness in 2020, the family donated her corneas according to her will, bringing light back to two families. The three siblings hugged and cried, deeply feeling the great weight of organ donation. "Although Mom is gone, her love is always there," they said.

Additionally, recipient Lai Bing-cheng shared his journey of being reborn. A former Air Force Academy student, he was forced to give up his dream of becoming a pilot after being diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome. After undergoing a hematopoietic stem cell transplant, severe complications led to lung failure, and he was thought to have little time left. The day before he was to be transferred to a nursing home, he received the opportunity for a lung transplant.

"This is the most precious gift of my life," he said. Now, he hopes to use his own story to encourage patients waiting for stem cell and organ transplants, and to help more people understand how organ donation can truly change a person's life. (Editor: Li Hengshan) 1150606