Queens toddler gets donation, celebrates Christmas home

A toddler in Queens, who was born without an immune system, will get her Christmas wish today. Isabella Maciel, 2, will sit on Santa's lap today as she celebrates her first real holiday at home with her family. Isabella said, "I good girl."

This Christmas Season marks a very happy ending to a painful sojourn for Isabella, who received the gift of life through a bone-marrow donation. Isabella was born on May 22, 2008 and, when she was just 5 months old, she caught a cold that turned into pneumonia.

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Fallen athlete granted new lives for those in need through organ donation

Eleven months ago, the sports world was shocked and saddened by the loss of 26-year-old Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry. The American Football Conference all-star died on Dec. 16, 2009 after he fell from the bed of a pickup in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Henry's mother, Carolyn Glaspy, made a decision as her son was dying to donate his organs to LifeShare of the Carolinas, resulting in life-saving procedures for 33-year-old Brian Polk and 56-year-old Donna Wyatt Arnold, among others. Recently, Mrs. Glaspy met at an emotional reunion of recipients who received organs from her late son. She said that her son would have approved of helping others through organ donation, and she explained that some good can come out of even the worst tragedies.

The New York Theological Seminary is an institution dedicated to multiculturalism, diversity, social justice and religious tolerance. The mission of the seminary is to prepare men and women, from every background, for careers in ministry.