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Happy2Bhere
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Username: happy2bhere
Post Number: 269
Registered: 02-2008
| | Posted on Sunday, April 20, 2008 - 11:00 am: | 
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...very heartwarming news article about Donor Family meeting heart recipient.
http://www.journal-advocate.com/articles/2008/04/19/news/local_news/local1.txt
P.S. This news article was forwarded to me, by my heart transplant pal Howard Little of Oklahoma. Howard is 21yrs out with his heart transplant, thanks to his wonderful donor.
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LouLou
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Username: manilaangel
Post Number: 409
Registered: 09-2007
| | Posted on Sunday, April 20, 2008 - 01:48 pm: |
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What a wonderful,moving story.......
I am always touched by a story of a recipient, equally moved when a donor family shares their story.
God bless their hearts, how difficult it must be when one is grieving and the same time deciding organ donation.
I will share this story to our family and friends all the relatives especially the young ones........
how valuable GIFT OF LIFE and organ donation is!
A thought just came to my mind when I was reading this, can we still be organ donors as TX recipients?
I am an organ donor since way before I had kidney failure......so I wonder if I can re-register?
Lou Lou
Forum Leader- Prayer and Inspiration
Kidney Transplant recipient
July 2007
Every Moment is a Gift.
CELEBRATE LIFE each day!
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Happy2Bhere
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Username: happy2bhere
Post Number: 272
Registered: 02-2008
| | Posted on Sunday, April 20, 2008 - 02:12 pm: |
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Yes, LouLou, you can still donate your organs. Several months ago, a transplanted heart was re-transplanted, due to the death of the original recipient in California. I have researched and found the outcome. http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_wires/2007May07/0,4675,UsedHeart,00.html . I carry a Organ Donor card, myself.
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Happy2Bhere
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Username: happy2bhere
Post Number: 273
Registered: 02-2008
| | Posted on Sunday, April 20, 2008 - 02:47 pm: |
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I couldn't get the link to come up on the post above. Maybe this one will post correctly.
http://www.foxnews.com/printer_friendly_wires/2007May07/0,4675,UsedHeart,00.html
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LouLou
Member
Username: manilaangel
Post Number: 421
Registered: 09-2007
| | Posted on Monday, April 21, 2008 - 01:34 am: |
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I don't have an organ donor card, but I think it is on my drivers license.
but I read through Gift of Hope that we need to re-register.
I wonder even when they harvest the organs from a deceased person, do they preserve well the body so, it won't be noticeable that they have taken out the good organs?
Lou Lou
Forum Leader- Prayer and Inspiration
Kidney Transplant recipient
July 2007
Every Moment is a Gift.
CELEBRATE LIFE each day!
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