• cdf12345@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    I hate BS like this. And yes I’m biased because I got a double lung transplant. There are so many myths about organ donation. You basically have to have no brain activity and be stable.

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      1 year ago

      That’s awesome. My niece passed away several years ago waiting on lungs to become available (CF). Everyone in the family is an organ donor now. If we’re not using them might as well give someone else a shot.

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        1 year ago

        I was diagnosed CF at three months old. I made it into my 20’s before I was on oxygen full time and was listed for a transplant. I got my transplant over 15 years ago and I’m still doing awesome now.

        So I try to thank donors in advance on behalf of the potential recipients of those life saving gifts.

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          1 year ago

          I don’t know you but hearing this makes me incredibly happy and I wish you a long life and all the joy it brings!