UPDATE: a newly established charity has been set up in memory of my cousin: 'My Butterfly Family' aiming to help children who has lost a parent and similarly parents who have lost a child due to not receiving their gift - an organ transplant.
For more information, please visit: www.mybutterflyfamily.weebly.com

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*ORGAN DONATION*
Would you recieve an organ if you needed one?

IF YOU BELIEVE IN RECEIVING/DONATING AN ORGAN PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!

According to the NHS organ donation, (2012) Only 31% of the populaion have joined the organ donor register.Within England and Wales, in 2011 there were 484,367 deaths registered.

To understand the importance of becoming an organ donor that meant there were approximatly 2906202 organs wasted in 2011 alone based on each donor providing 6 organs each. (Office for National Statistics, 2012)

My Story

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IN 2010 MY AUNTIE LOST HER BATTLE, LATER THAT YEAR MY DEAR COUSIN WAS DIAGNOSED WITH EXACTLY THE SAME CARDIAC CONDITION.

MY COUSIN WAS ONLY 33 YEARS OLD, HAS 2 AMAZING LITTLE BOYS AND HAD SO MUCH TO FIGHT FOR.

HOWEVER, HE DIDNT RECIEVE THE HEART HE MUCH NEEDED AND SADLY SLIPPED AWAY FROM US 2-01-2013.

THE LAST FEW MONTHS OF HIS LIFE CONSISTED OF LIVING IN HOSPITAL, ON A TRANSPLANT UNIT WHICH WAS FAR FROM HOME MEANING FEW VISITORS WERE ABLE TO TRAVEL THE DISTANCE, ESPECIALLY HIS CHILDREN.

HE WAS UNABLE TO LEAVE THE HISPITAL UNTIL/IF A HEART BECAME AVAIABLE. HE WAS COVERED IN BRUISES, ON ENDLESS MEDEICATOIN, CONSTANTLY HOOKED UP TO MACHINES MEANING HE COULD NOT HAVE A BATH OR A SHOWER, SOMETHING WE DAILY TAKE FOR GRANTED.

All his pain, suffering and loneliness could have been limited if a donor heart was available! YOU CAN BE A HERO AND SAVE LIVES. #liveon

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YOU CAN CHOOSE WHAT TO DONATE!!!!! (Stage 2 of registration)
Please dont delay, "I'll register tomorrow".... TOMORROW COULD BE TOO LATE
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The feeling of being desperate for an organ will not hit untill you or a loved one is in the position of needing an organ to survive.

Part of you will always live on once registering to the organ donor register. BE A HERO

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LUKE 6:38:

"Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full--pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back."

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Wednesday, 2 January 2013

He has lost his battle :-(

Today at 3.30pm my cousin slipped away! Unfortunatly he has lost his battle after nearly 3 years of suffering and sadly never receiving a new heart. The pain felt is immense and the only way i feel close to my cousin now is by sitting on his facebook page reading all the comments his friends are putting. Deep down i know he is not suffering anymore however i feel mixed emotions. It hurts knowing he has left behind two amazing little boys however im sure that without a doubt they will have amazing memories of their dad, afterall he was and is their rock! Already all the memories i have are flooding through my head, only i cant help but wish i could have just 1 more moment with him! as i continously mention... i will not let my cousin down, i will make sure he is proud of me and continue to raise awareness about organ donation as he did put a lot of time and effort into this topic! RIP Jay!!! I love you, always have and always will! Now watch over your family and be proud of us all and in particular watch over your boys ensuring they grow up ith the same atitude on life as you did! Sleep tight cousin! xxxxxx
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3 comments:

  1. Mark Witcher2 January 2013 at 15:38

    So sad to read that your cousin lost his battle. I hope that 2013 will see a great improvement in the sign up rate for Organ donation so that others don't suffer like he did. My prayers and thoughts go out to his sons and all of his family.You have made him proud I am sure!

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  2. Unknown3 January 2013 at 12:32

    Thankyou! its upsetting he didnt have chance to watch the video i made :-( but i wont stop, i will continue to help him out and get as many people as possible to sign up to the donor register!! lets hope i can do it, for his sake! xx

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  3. Anonymous23 April 2013 at 19:04

    May 13,14,15 my mom will be going to uab to get test done to see if she can be put on the liver trasplant list she has never drank and only 50 years old this is a very scary jorney i don't wanna see my mother keep getting sicker or die i also don't like to think about someone having to die in order for her to live since this process i have signed up to be a donor i ask for everyones prayers for my mother and that everyone reading this will think about how a simple it is to sign up and how it can change someones life and i wanna say how sorry i am about your cousin

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