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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Thursday, 14 November 2013

Such Tragic News

So not only have I lost my dear cousin at the start of 2013 due to not receiving his heart transplant but today I found out that a very good childhood school friend is now on the transplant list needing his gift of a lung transplant. Jon Hardy has battled his whole life fighting a condition called Cystic Fibrosis (CF) which is a genetic condition in which the lungs and digestive system become clogged with thick sticky mucus. Jon's life so far has constantly consisted of endless trips in and out of hospital, bronchodilators , antibiotics and physiotherapy. If you know anyone with this condition your know exactly how limiting this awful condition is! There is NO treatment as such, the only real effective treatment is a lung transplant which even then, if successful continues with a life of endless medication! However they have been given a second chance, a HERO who SIGNED UP to the organ donor register will be able to provide my friend, and others, with a second chance! Just remember part of you will always live on, and to many, your be known and remembered as a true, noble HERO!

2013 truly has been an awful year, please if you haven't already done so, PLEASE sign up to the Organ Donor Register!

Many admit that they don't like thinking about the end of their life, and that signing up to the organ donor register is a devastating matter to consider. However put yourself in the shoes of a person requiring a transplant - wouldn't you wish and hope that an organ becomes available for you? Considering what happens at the end of your life shouldn't be a scary matter, by signing up your make such a difference and can save up to 9 lives! WOW! Also take into consideration that the feeling you have when considering signing up to the donor register will not be remotely close to the feelings of those requiring a transplant. They are aware that their life may be cut short, imagine the fear they must be feeling. YOU can do something about this! There are over 7500 people requiring a transplant, of these, almost 1000 pass away every year because they have not received their gift! PLEASE help change this!

"I'll sign up tomorrow" Tomorrow could be too late! Act now! Save Lives!
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