I'm writing this post with many emotions. April is organ donation month which holds a very special place in our hearts. With Shantel number 1 on the lung transplant list we are very mindful of what that call means. It's joy and anticipation of the opportunity for an extended life for Shantel, it's sorrow for a family that has lost a loved one.
Two and a half years ago when Shantel came to live with us, I knew transplant would most likely be in her future. It wasn't until I spent many, many hours at Duke on 5300, one of the pediatric units, did I come to appreciate the need for healthy people to take organ donation serious.
If you, or someone in your family has never had the need for medical care on a consistent basis or if you've never known anyone that has been in that situation, it's not something you would think much about. I would like to take this opportunity to encourage you to think about organ donation for you and your family. We are never prepared for a sudden or tragic death of a loved one but the reality of life is that death happens. What an awesome way to honor someone's life than by giving the gift of life to someone else! We will forever be thankful and grateful to the donor family of Shantel's lungs!
It's easy and simple to become an organ donor! Here are some web sites so you can read all about donation. http://donatelife.net/, http://unos.org/, and http://cff.org/.
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