MY ANNOYING PSA, With apologies to @SueSue :-)

[sparkythelawyer]

This is on my FB wall also, but its important to me, so I'm putting it here too :-)


Five years ago today, a family going through their worst nightmare thought beyond their grief, and beyond their pain, and decided to save the life of a woman they had never met. Because of their amazing generosity, my Mom got to see one daughter graduate law school, pass the bar and get sworn in as an attorney, one daughter defend her thesis and become a Ph.D in immunology, to hold her grandson, to renew her wedding vows, and to have a life immensely fuller than she had lived in the previous fifteen years combined. While we still lost her way too soon, we are so grateful for that healthy time we had with her. Please, if you have not done so already, make sure you are registered as an Organ and Tissue Donor. 

Organ and Tissue Donation Registry - Illinois

[tripleshot]

(Hugs)

[Deleted]

Awww...

I am registered and H/immediate family are very aware of my wishes in this regard.

[lolly]

Tears. Thank you from the child of a lung recipient.

[luvvy]

I just renewed my organ donor status with the DMV yesterday. Big hugs to you today.

[curtains]

Ok - that made me tear up. Thanks for sharing...I have to make sure my donor status is up to date

[sparkythelawyer]

Jul 18, 2013 8:16:56 GMT -5 lolly said:

Tears. Thank you from the child of a lung recipient.

My mom got two new lungs too!

[lolly]

Jul 18, 2013 8:28:58 GMT -5 sparkythelawyer said:

Jul 18, 2013 8:16:56 GMT -5 lolly said:

Tears. Thank you from the child of a lung recipient.

My mom got two new lungs too!

My dad got 1 on Christmas Day 2010 and is still doing well. He never would have met my kids without the generosity of his donor.

[karmasabiotch]

Hugs...

[Deleted]

<3 Big organ donation advocate here. I've loved a donor and a recipient.

[sparkythelawyer]

Jul 18, 2013 8:33:20 GMT -5 lolly said:

Jul 18, 2013 8:28:58 GMT -5 sparkythelawyer said:

My mom got two new lungs too!

My dad got 1 on Christmas Day 2010 and is still doing well. He never would have met my kids without the generosity of his donor.

Mom got 2.  Nowadays, apparently the push is to do 2 instead of one, because you still have the underlying disease with one.  Go figure!

[lolly]

Jul 18, 2013 8:42:59 GMT -5 sparkythelawyer said:

Jul 18, 2013 8:33:20 GMT -5 lolly said:

My dad got 1 on Christmas Day 2010 and is still doing well. He never would have met my kids without the generosity of his donor.

Mom got 2.  Nowadays, apparently the push is to do 2 instead of one, because you still have the underlying disease with one.  Go figure!

Makes sense. He's dealing with some issues because his native lung is basically dying. But as he likes to say, every day is a gift. Glad you got extra time with your mom.

[Deleted]

Hugs to you!! So sorry about your mom, but knowing she lived through & others as well to see all those milestones is all anyone should need to see to sign those donor cards.

I have, and so has everyone in my family. They are all very aware of my wishes.
I would like to add though, something not a lot of people know, whether or not you have signed your card, it is still up to the family to make that final decision. I found this out when I was talking to promoters of this. Who would have thought this. I was completely unaware of this. So when you have signed MAKE SURE your family knows of your wishes.

[snickers]

Cue pregnancy tears.
That is really sweet. I am definitely an organ donor .

[AlpineSlide]

I'm registered.
Thank you for sharing that about your mom. I'm glad she was able to witness those milestones.

[papie]

(((hugs)))

[winelady]

Hugs thank you for sharing your moms story.

[litebright]

My grandfather got a heart transplant 17 years ago, and the organ came from a 13-year-old boy who was killed in a car accident. I'm so grateful to his parents for making that choice in the midst of unbelievable grief.

My grandpa is still going strong, which is a long time for a transplant patient!

[kermit]

A good friend of mine died several years ago in a car accident. It was a hard decision for his parents but with the support of his friends, they decided to donate his organs. It would have been a little easier on them if they had known for sure what he would have wanted. I hope everyone who received his organs is still doing well now.

[moolarkey]

My family knows they are to donate anything and everything that can be used. Cremate the remains and throw them away. I don't need to take anymore space when I'm gone but they'd better donate everything they can when I die.

[W.T.Faulkner]

Wow, that is really powerful.

[snipsnsnails]

((hugs))

[julez]

Thanks for sharing. ((hug))

(From the sister of a kidney/pancreas recipient)

[sergey]

Inspirational story; makes me happy to be on the list.

[WOT?*]

I'm registered already but updated my online information so thank you for the reminder.

Here's the main registration page for lazy people like me who don't like to search for what they need, since yours links directly to Illinois. donatelife.net/register-now/

[Deleted]

My MIL donated everything of my FILs she could.

H knows I want my organs donated. H does too. It's on my DL.

[FluteCatT]

**hugs**

We donated my mom's organs when she passed away. She had a number of health issues, but was still able to donate her kidneys and liver. I sometimes wonder what happened to the recipients.

[margarita]

(((sparky)))