Mandy and I have been trying to find a story about CF and Organ Donation, and came accross the following story on one of our fellow bloggers sites CF Husband. We have been organ donors since we were able to make the choice on our own. Bubba was on the transplant list to receive double lungs, and it was one of the most awesomest feelings finding out that he had been added to the list. It gave our entire family a new found hope that we would be able to have more time with Our Angel. After recurring illnesses and hospital stays, Bubba just wouldn't have the capacity/strength to endure the transplant. Organ Donation and Transplant, both very time sensitive decisions, and both definitely situations of being at "The Right Place, At The Right Time!" I encourage ALL to be an organ donor, just think of the lives you could save, and all the families you could give that HOPE to! What an amazing thing...having the ability...To Save A Life!
Here's a story of a young woman who was inspired to become an organ donor by attending a Great Strides Walk for CF. At the age of 15, her lungs saved a CFer's life.
Valerie Vandervort-Boyer's feet sped over a treadmill's moving surface as her ponytail flicked side to side. She ran or walked but always kept going. Valerie's not one to stop unless she must. Life's short. She knows this -- she almost ran out of it... (Read The Entire Story!)
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Hi! We are working to raise Organ Donation Awareness.
PLEASE PASS ALONG TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW!
We are competing for a $1.5 million dollar grant from American Express to promote organ donation awareness. With your support, "Second Chances: Mobile Organ Donation Awareness" project could save countless lives. Our goal is 5000 nominations! The Nomination deadline is September 1, 2008!
You can check it out on the American Express website with the following link:
http://www.membersproject.com/project/view/UZHKO0
THE STORY TO PASS ALONG: My niece, Melissa, who has been fighting an unrelenting battle with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) for 18 years was blessed to receive two double lung transplants in her short life of 18 years. Melissa is well-aware that for many others this is not the case, as she has watched 7 friends with CF pass on while awaiting organs.
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU:
Melissa is competing for $1.5 million dollars from American Express to promote organ donation awareness. With your support, her "Second Chances: Mobile Organ Donation Awareness" project could save countless lives.
THE DEADLINE:
Please nominate Melissa's project by clicking on the link below and please forward this email to as many people as possible. Our goal is 5000 nominations! The Nomination deadline is September 1, 2008!
http://www.membersproject.com/project/view/UZHKO0
WE THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THIS IMPORTANT CAUSE!
PLEASE PASS ALONG TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW.
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