Paule Seeger is marking the tragic anniversary of her teenage son’s death in a plasma donation chair.

“I’m donating in the memory of Tristan,” said Paule Seeger, Tristan’s mom. “That’s what keeps him alive for us.”

The Kelowna mom donated plasma on Tuesday for the 13th time since her 15-year-old son Tristan was fatally struck by a vehicle on Oct. 21, 2023.

“I got that call that no one wants, which was, there’s been an accident and you need to get down to the hospital.” Paule Seeger told Global News.

Seeger said that plasma donation made a big difference for her and her family in Tristan’s last hours.

“That’s what that plasma donation gave us,” Seeger said. “They got a heart rate back, heart back. It kept him alive. It allowed the doctors to do three surgeries on him, to do their abs

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