Charlie Stockley in the Press

- The San Francisco Chronicle article

- The CBS Channel 5 news (story and video)

- The San Jose Mercury News articles:
More donors give family hope
IMPROVED ORGAN REGISTRY RAISES MAN'S CHANCES OF GETTING LUNG

Organ donor list gets big lift
REGISTRY REBOUNDS AS STATE CHANGES SIGN-UP PROCEDURES

- The Independent News article

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Press release, mid-December 2006:

CHARLIE STOCKLEY
Priority Recipient on National Organ Donor List
In Immediate Need of Lung Donor and Transplant
as Symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis Worsen

Season of Giving. Give the gift of life - A Plea to Encourage Organ Donorship

With most people focusing on getting through the holiday season, Charlie Stockley, 38, is fighting to get through another day waiting for a new set of lungs. Charlie is on life support and in immediate need of a lung transplant at Stanford Medical Center in Palo Alto. Charlie is up against his toughest battle with Cystic Fibrosis (CF). Although he is a priority lung transplant recipient on national organ donor watch lists, his condition remains tenuous as symptoms from CF complicate his recovery and threaten his life. Charlie has been on a life preserving ventilator since Tuesday, Dec 12, 2006, and a lung match has still not yet become available.

Charlie has been a tough fighter of this progressive, life-threatening lung disease all his life, and has a lot to live for. He met the love of his life 18 months ago, Margie Roper, and they are getting married on March 10, 2007. Charlie can’t wait to make a new home with Margie, and her two children, Michael and Amber who he loves very much. He is also surrounded by his mother Allison Stockley, sister Kelly Spruiell, and many other loved ones as they anxiously await news of a matching lung donation.

Charlie grew up in Livermore, CA and has resided in San Francisco for over 10 years. He works as lead sound designer at Electronic Arts and has been a professional drummer for numerous bands, including Mojo Deluxe and Mad Dog Toor.

December is the month of giving. We encourage everyone to make sure they are registered to show it's important to them that others are given the opportunity to live a full and productive life. Charlie's friends and family would greatly appreciate you getting the word out in anyway you can, as soon as you can. Here are a few things to do:

Take 3 minutes to sign up online to be a donor (by state). In California go to www.donatelifecalifornia.org. Other states, go www.donatelife.net.

* When you sign up online, notify friends and family via email

* Tell your family members that you have decided to become a donor so they will understand your decision and support it Say yes to donation on your driver's license

* If tragedy should strike someone you know, please think of Charlie, and hundreds of people like him waiting for an organ, and encourage them to give the gift of life

What is Cystic Fibrosis?
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a life-threatening disease that causes mucus to build up and clog some of the organs in the body, particularly in the lungs and pancreas. When mucus clogs the lungs, it can make breathing very difficult. The thick mucus also causes bacteria (or germs) to get stuck in the airways, which causes inflammation (or swelling) and infections that leads to lung damage. More information on CF can be found at The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.