I am so excited for my oldest son today, who is packing to go on a camping trip with my Dad this long weekend. My son, Ryllan, who is 13, has always LOVED fishing and camping. He and my Dad have always been close because of that, but its been 8 years since they went camping together. That was due to my Dad's lung illness (pulminary fibrosis) that forced him into carrying his oxygen with him, onto a waiting list for a lung transplant and unable to participate in strenuous activities like that.
Well, 2 years ago, after being on the list for only 5 months, a match for my Dad came up and he underwent a 10 hour, double lung transplant operation at 67 years old and he has been a vibrant, healthy man again, ever since.
I am eternally grateful to that person who thought to discuss it with their family members and/or sign their universal donor card, before they died. (located on the back of your health care card in Canada)Organ donation can change someone else's life, completely.
It has definitely changed ours.
Please sign your donor cards.
3 comments:
My eldest son who is 9 went camping with the scouts last week for two nights!!, made realize he's all grown up!!
yeah Niall, I know what you mean.
i am so glad you're dad got the lungs- he looks so vibrant!!! that's a very happy post that i feel so happy to have read!
:)
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