Re: [OT] The 3rd anniversary

Fish Eye no Miko wrote:

>Hey, all!
>
>Today is the third anniversary of my heart/lung transplant!  I had it on
>Nov 29th-20th 2000 at University (of Arizona) Medical Center.  ^_^

Hooray!


>I tell you this story to show organ donation CAN make a difference.  It can
>save someone's life.  *I'm* alive today thanks to someone's selfless act of
>kindness towards a complete stranger. 

Hooray for complete strangers!

>And there are living-donor transplants,
>like kidneys.  Even livers are becoming "living donor" operations, thanks
>to the liver's unique ability to regenerate itself.

If you can even do a little bit, there is also blood donation!


>Most importantly, and I cannot stress this enough:  TELL people about your
>decision.  Your family, your friends, your significant other, even your
>children.  Organ donor cards and a tag on your driver's license are great,
>but  nothing beats telling those you love, and who may end up having to
>tell the doctors what to do upon your death.  Even if it's no, tell them.
>Leave no doubt in their minds how you feel and what you want done.

Also a perfect time to ask them what they want done with their
old organs!

-- 
-Jack