Why do I have 3 kidneys?  Because my 2 original ones don't work.  They haven't been working for the past 4 years.  A machine kept me alive during those 4 years until one Friday night I recieved a call that changed my life. 

On May 5, 2007 a young 43 year old woman died and my life was restored. In the last moments of her life, her and her family did one of the most unselfish, kindnest acts a human being could ever do:  she literally gave herself so others mght live.  She saved me, and I am forever grateful and indebted to her and her family.  I could only imagine the grief and heartache of losing a love one.  At the age of 43, my kidney donor was probably a wife and mother.  She was someone's sister, daughter, and friend.  How awful it must have been to lose someone so quickly and at such a young age.  Although nothing could save her, they knew they could save others and through their act she lives on in the lives of the individuals she saved.  I don't live for myself anymore, I live for both of us. 

Do you have the heart to become an organ and tissue donor?  To find out more about organ and tissue donation go to www.unos.org

Somebody Please Shoot Me!

Next week is the week before finals. 

I have so many papers to do this weekend.  OMG, can't wait for this semester to be over.