Saturday I attended a meeting for Organ Recipients of Arkansas in Little Rock. One of the attendees had had the opportunity to meet their donor family and shared the experience with us. It was so meaningful for me that I want to share my observations.
The donor family initiated the contact. Their 16 year old daughter had tragically lost her life in a motor vehicle accident. She had expressed her desire to be an organ donor on her drivers license. Her parents were able to honor her wish and in doing so made possible for another young lady to begin her new life.
What an amazing person that teen-age girl was. At the young age of 16 years she had made a decision that would forever impact the life of someone she had never met. No one would have ever imagined such a scenario occuring and how the tragedy turned into hope for another.
I'm asking each of you reading this blog to please consider signing the back of your drivers license to list yourself as an organ donor. You can also sign a living will expressing your desire to donate. Please consider giving the Gift of Life.
Keep your spirits high...robin
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