Guest guest Posted December 4, 2008 Report Posted December 4, 2008 Joyce that sounds so great and rewarding.. my goodness you go girl. how did you find info out on this.. patti,nj > > > > last night I went to the Gift of Life donor program volunteer speakers training > what a powerful program!!! > I plan on volunteering when they have " health fairs and tabling events " and at " special events " > > if I start now, I would be the only volunteer on the waiting list > the other volunteers are recipients, their families; organ donor families; and living organ donors (kidney) > > the purpose is to encourage people to become organ donors and to let their families know of their wishes > > i was surprised to learn about tissue donation in addition to the organs--cornea, bones, skin, valves, tendons, etc > > Pink Joyce IPF 3/06 Pennsylvania > Quote
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2008 Report Posted December 5, 2008 It is North of town up route 309, above Tamaqua. > > Jeane > is hazelton near allentown? > many, many years ago i lived in allentown -- 1968/69 > > Patti > Gift of Life had a table at a Phillies game in the fall > I went to the table and helped give stuff out and talked to a lot of people > got the literature and contacted them > > it was amazing as to how many people would come up to me and say that they are organ donors and a lot of them even took out their driver's licenses to show me > > what i didn't know before that day is about tissue donors > > i said to someone in charge that i didn't think anyone would want my organs due to disease and medication > she said that they could still use the tissues > i learned more about tissue donation at the workshop on tuesday night > > corneas, bone, skin, valves, veins, etc > a lot of the tissue donations enhance lives, instead of saving them, except for skin for burn victims > > i said to this lady that i wear glasses so why would someone want my corneas? > she said that some vision is better than no vision > > it made sense to me > > the Gift of Life is also planning a " Family House " -- similar to Mc House. It will be a place for families of transplant patients to stay while tx pts are in the hospital -- > especially important because of the cost of the hotel rooms in downtown phila that are near the big med centers > > Pink Joyce IPF 3/06 Pennsylvania > Quote
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