Blog Category: General Musings
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The Power of Two at the Fargo Film Festival
Yesterday I had the privilege of attending The Power of Two at the Fargo Film Festival in Fargo, ND. The Power of Two is an extraodinary documentary telling the story of twin sisters who received the life-saving gifts of lung transplants. In graciously sharing their personal journey and triumph, Ana and Isa show us what [...]
Paul’s Story
On Sunday, November 21st we hosted a donor family gathering in Fargo, North Dakota to honor and remember organ and tissue donors and their families. One of the speakers at the event was a lung recipient named Paul Leintz. Paul has graciously shared his transplant story, which you can read in its entirety here. I [...]
Thanksgiving
Today is Thanksgiving, a day we set aside to reflect on the things in our life for which we are thankful. Bountiful food, family and friends are often part of this tradition that kicks off the winter holiday season. This being the day to share gratitude, I’d like to say thank you for your part [...]
A sense of urgency
When we began bringing you our state fair experience virtually this year, we promised you 12 stories in 12 days. For this final story, I’m not going to focus on one in particular. Instead, I’d like to talk about our community of stories. More people than each of us realizes has a connection to organ and tissue donation. [...]
A letter to donor families
Today’s post is courtesy of Marsha Meunier. Marsha works at LifeSource in our finance department and is also a liver recipient. She wrote these beautiful words as an open letter to donor families while reflecting on her experience at our Donor Family and Recipient Picnic last night. To all Donor Families: Hi, my name is Marsha [...]
Famous Dave
Dave is waiting for a heart transplant. Shortly after he was added to the transplant waiting list in 2008 he contacted LifeSource to learn ways in which he could help share the message of donation. He’s now one of our most active volunteers, nearing a goal he set more than a year ago to speak with 10,000 students in [...]
April is National Donate Life Month!
April is National Donate Life Month, a time set aside to honor the generous gifts of organ and tissue donation. It’s also the perfect time to register as an organ and tissue donor and to encourage your friends and family to do the same. Please take time today to register as a donor and provide hope to the more than [...]
Sesame Street helps families grieve
Yesterday, while reading my April issue of Parents magazine I was happy to see a mention of a new Sesame Street episode intended to help children and families with the death of a parent. Airing on April 14th at 8pm EST on PBS, the episode is called Helping Families Grieve; here’s an excerpt from the press release: [...]
Supporting Donor Families and Recipients
One of the things I find remarkable about the work we do at LifeSource is the extent to which we are committed to supporting donor families, both at the time of donation and for years afterward. Donor families are the cornerstone of the work that we do – without them there would be no transplants. [...]
Reflections
As the year and the decade draw to a close, I want to share some comments we received from people in our community who have been impacted by donation and transplantation. We asked for our community’s reflection as we honored 20 years of saving lives in 2009. I am so proud to be part of an [...]
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