You sit by your loved one’s side as the doctor gives you the news – an organ transplant is needed. What do I say? How do I react so that my loved one sees strength instead of fear? What will life be like over the next few months or even years? Your mind just keeps […]
We in Connecticut experienced a horrible loss in November of 2009. Matt Buriak, affectionately known as “Matty”, suffered a brain aneurysm on the football field in November of 2009. Four days later Matt was taken off life support and passed away. His family abided by his wishes and donated his organs to others in need. […]
This week we celebrated my husband’s 5th Transplant Anniversary. It is amazing that after 5 years he has not had one bit of rejection from his perfect miracle lungs. We had heard so many stories going into the bilateral organ transplant that we didn’t know what to expect in the end. My wonderful husband had […]
So much emphasis is placed on those organ donors that gave of themselves before leaving this world: the ones whose last selfless act saved the lives of many people. However, we cannot forget those organ donors who gave the gift of life and continue to live their own lives every day as though the act […]
Stress may come and stress may go but counting your blessings should never been far from thought. When the stress gets high, it is not time to think about car payments, the mortgage or mounting healthcare bills. This is the time when it is more important than anything else to remind yourself of those blessings […]