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| | |  Phlog: Eightbitswide
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| | |  Date: 6/15/24
| | |  Subject: Not all heros wear capes.
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My son was born with a defective liver.  Fortunatly we discovered
this very early in his teen years so that we could alter his diet,
and get him the proper medication.  Fast forward fifteen years, to
2024 when a poorly prescribed  prescription of medication led to 
"late stage liver failure."  We were looking at the real possibility
of losing a son and his two pre-teen children being raised without a
father.

Natually, I did a little Googling and discovered that it is possible
to donate a "lobe" of your liver to another who needs it, but the
state I live in doesn't allow live donations.  Discussions were raised
about the idea of relocating to the next state, but it couldn't be
done fast enough to meet the need.

A hero I've never met stepped up and saved my son's life yesterday.
This person took a few minutes to sign up to become an organ doner.
His gift will allow me to spend more time with my son, and allow my
grandchildren to grow up with a father.

I have a friend who spent some time as an EMT driver.  He has 
witnessed the harvesting of tissue and organs.  It's not pretty, but 
the donor is already deceased when it happens.  The young man who 
saved the life of my son had his body put on life support to keep his 
organs alive so that he could be flown to the hospital to donate his 
liver. I'm positive that this has been very painful to his family,
who have had to wait to put him to rest.

I don't know who they are, or who this person was, but I can assure
you that I am forever in their debt this morning.  

I've also made a decision this week.  In spite of the description
given to me from my EMT friend, I've signed up to also be an organ
doner when my time comes. I'd encourage you my readers to do the same.

Eightbitswide