‘Because of selfless decisions made in their most wretched moments, donors and their families give perfect strangers – who they will most probably never meet – the gift of life.’‘Because of selfless decisions made in their most wretched moments, donors and their families give perfect strangers – who they will most probably never meet – the gift of life.’n New Year’s Day 1998 – the day after my 21st birthday – when I go on the list for a double lung transplant, I’m conscious of three certainties.
With days to live, I get the call, and for reasons I can’t divulge, following my transplant, some rudimentary details are shared with me about my donor. This is rare in Australia, where it’s nationally mandated that the process of donation remain anonymous.
There is a well-worn quote about organ donation: “Without the organ donor, there is no story, no hope, no transplant. But when there is ... life springs from death, sorrow turns to hope, and a terrible loss becomes a gift.”
Terrific article. 19 yrs ago our son died suddenly. The impact was lessened a little as we could fulfil Mat's wish to be an organ donor. Since then every recipient we have met, has been like Carly-Jay, making the abs most of being alive. 1/
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