Sometimetoday—perhapsseveraltimes—DickWinterwillthinkaboutthe19-year-oldwhosavedhislife．

Becauseofthisyoungman,Winterenjoysthingslikefriendships,coloursandlaughtereveryday．

TheyoungmansavedWinter'slifebysigninganorgandonorcard（器官捐献卡）．

“Ican'tsaythankyouenough,”WintersaidyesterdayatanewsconferencemarkingthetenthanniversaryoftheMultiOrganTransplantprogramatTorontoGeneralHospital．

WhatWinterknowsofthe19-year-oldwhosavedhislifeisonlythathediedinacaraccidentandthathisfamilywaswillingtohonourhiswishesanddonatehisorgansfortransplantation．

Hisliver（肝脏）wenttoWinter,whowasdyingfromlivertrouble．“NotadaygoesbythatIdon'tthinkofwhatapainfulthingitmusthavebeenforthem,”Wintersaidyesterday．

“Theyarevery,veryspecialpeople．”

Winter,63,isfitternowthanhewas10yearsago,whenhegotthetransplant．Hehasfivemedalsfromthe1995WorldTransplantGamesinswimmingandhopestocollectsomemorenextyearinJapan．

“Atonetime,wewereprobablystrangepeopleintheeyesofotherpeople．Nowit'sexpectedyoushouldbeabletogobackanddoeverythingyoudidbefore,onlybetter．”

ThebiggestchangeforWinter,however,isn'tthathehasbecomeacompetitiveathlete．Thebiggestchangeishowdeeplyheappreciateseverylittlethingabouthislifenow．

“Ihavenotimeforarguments,”saidWinter．

“Youchangeeverything．Materialthingsdon'tmeanasmuch．Friendshipsmeanalot．”

Alsoatyesterday'snewsconferencewasDrGrayLevy,Winter'sdoctor．

Levysaidhehasbitter-sweetfeelingswhenhelooksatWinterandhearsofhisathleticexploits．

Levyknowsthatforeveryrecipient（接受者）likeWinter,thereareseveralotherswhodieeventhoughtheycouldbesavedbecausetherearen'tenoughdonatedorgans．

“ForeveryMrWinter,wehavefivetotenpeoplethatwillneverbegiventhechancethatMrWinterwasgiven,”Levysaid．

Levysaidgreaterpublicawarenessandmoreresourcesareneeded．HenotedthatinSpainandtheUnitedStates,hospitalsreceive$10,000perdonortocoverthecostsoftheoperatingroom,doctors,nursesandteamstoworkwiththedonors'families．

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