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A few of us have been kicking aroundideas to help with donor awareness and this thread is a worksheet forideas, from anyone interested. I'm only new to the site, and likeAssassin, who as Mr I has described us as brothers from a differentmother, are in the pipeline for a transplant. This thread isn't aboutus. It's actually about you. I consider myself very lucky. In mycase, I am on a kidney transplant list and it may only be a matter ofmonths for me due to tissue and blood type. I've known this day iscoming for 13 years, so I've had time to prepare. Many people I havemeet at clinic have had no warning. They got up one morning, feltsomething was horribly wrong and later that day, found themselves ondialysis. Their world as they know it, their plans, their dreams,their hopes of an overseas trip, all gone. Guess what. For one of youreading this, it may well be your future!!
Organ transplants are not cures, theyare more like lifeboats, but they buy you time. I can assure you andI know Assassin will back me here, that when the doctor says timesup, all the regrets of what you now cannot do start flooding in. Nowas an adult, when this happens, you can cope, it's all a matter ofstaying positive and a lot of wishful thinking, but that's just me.What if your not an adult, haven't had the opportunity to live yourlife. If your a parent, I'm now talking about your children.
I belong to a group you don't want tojoin. I lost my youngest daughter in 1987 at the age of 16 months. Ican't put into words the pain that comes with losing a child and asmuch as the years may dull the pain, it always remains. As a result,I am very sensitive when I see a child in distress. When you are ondialysis, you see them at clinic. Have you ever looked into the eyesof a child with a terminal illness? I have and it is the most painfulthing you could experience. You will see joy and happiness, as youdo with all young children, but you will also see the confusion, theknowledge that something is wrong, but in many cases, not knowingwhat it is. In older children, especially in the teenager range, thatlook of confusion is often replaced with fear and terror. But yet,they still strive to go on and live life as best they can.
So, what can we do to help. A simpletick to become an organ donor will go a long way towards saving many,especially children and their families, from going through this.Assassin made a quip about sticking his old heart on a trophy andhaving a game against the Eels for it to promote Donor Awareness. ADonors Cup?. A few of us have discussed this and other ideas ofincluding a cup game for the bottom eight during finals. Do you havean idea that might work?. Are you connected to the Club??
Over to you.
Organ transplants are not cures, theyare more like lifeboats, but they buy you time. I can assure you andI know Assassin will back me here, that when the doctor says timesup, all the regrets of what you now cannot do start flooding in. Nowas an adult, when this happens, you can cope, it's all a matter ofstaying positive and a lot of wishful thinking, but that's just me.What if your not an adult, haven't had the opportunity to live yourlife. If your a parent, I'm now talking about your children.
I belong to a group you don't want tojoin. I lost my youngest daughter in 1987 at the age of 16 months. Ican't put into words the pain that comes with losing a child and asmuch as the years may dull the pain, it always remains. As a result,I am very sensitive when I see a child in distress. When you are ondialysis, you see them at clinic. Have you ever looked into the eyesof a child with a terminal illness? I have and it is the most painfulthing you could experience. You will see joy and happiness, as youdo with all young children, but you will also see the confusion, theknowledge that something is wrong, but in many cases, not knowingwhat it is. In older children, especially in the teenager range, thatlook of confusion is often replaced with fear and terror. But yet,they still strive to go on and live life as best they can.
So, what can we do to help. A simpletick to become an organ donor will go a long way towards saving many,especially children and their families, from going through this.Assassin made a quip about sticking his old heart on a trophy andhaving a game against the Eels for it to promote Donor Awareness. ADonors Cup?. A few of us have discussed this and other ideas ofincluding a cup game for the bottom eight during finals. Do you havean idea that might work?. Are you connected to the Club??
Over to you.