A New Jersey high school is mourning the loss of its principal, who died from complications suffered while donating bone marrow to someone he never met. Westfield High School Principal Derrick Nelson, 44, died Sunday after he lapsed into a coma during the donation procedure in February, according to NJ.com. His bone marrow went to a 14-year-old boy in France. Instead, they put Nelson under local anesthesia and extracted cells from his bone marrow and sent them to the boy in France. According to the Mayo Clinic, the most serious risk associated with donating bone marrow stems from the use and effects of anesthesia during surgery.

Source: Huffington Post April 10, 2019 20:37 UTC