Everytime I participate in a Donate Life event I am always reminded of the true essence of why I am still here. People are not comfortable talking about donating their organs when they are alive, let alone when they have died. No one wants to talk about death, and yet it must be addressed if I am to share a story.
St.Joseph's Resource Center had their annual health event. Donate Life was invited. I was to meet a new volunteer today. He is what you want every volunteer to be. Here was a man that had lost his wife only a few months ago...and here he was today sitting and sharing his story to those who would listen. A husband and a family that understood the true meaning of giving another life.
Anyone listening to the story was moved, as was I. His story told from a donor family member, mine told from the living donor side...His wife donating her kidney to a man that is alive and well. My son gave me one of his kidneys 7 years ago...my living donor. It matters not about how we get the gift of life...it is what we do with the time we are given that matters..Make a difference...organ donation...an unselfish act of love. The best part of the day was making a new friend. Thank you for sharing your story, your time and your heart.
As shared by Dr. Vail in The Connection magazine. "I am obligated to be a donor," says Vail. "It is an obligation in my religion, Judaism." For Vail, donation is "the untimate mitzvah"-or act of human kindness. Thank you Dr. Vail for making a difference and knowing that sometimes out of death comes life.
National Donor Sabbath is coming November 13-15th. Ask your temples, churches, mosques and other religious centers to participate. Be a blessing and spread the word.
The first successful kidney transplant took place in 1954 when Ronald Herrick gave one of his kidneys to his twin brother. 55 years later we still have people waiting for the gift of life to come. Refer to article on blog Health News. A lasting success story.
For information about becoming a donor you can go to www.DonateLifeAZ.org or call 1-800-94-donor.
I am devoted to others in brotherly love. (Romans 12:10)
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