Ob sij hawm ob

Tim Bjork muaj nws thawj plawv nres ntawm 33 xyoos rov saum. Tom qab xyoo tshuaj, saib thiab defibrillators, nws tau muab tso rau hauv ib lub plawv transplant daim ntawv teev. Tab sis nws tau mob heev ntxiv – ib yam nkaus thiab mob heev nyob rau hauv daim ntawv, qhov tseeb – thiab cov kws kho mob yuav tsum tau muab tso rau hauv ib lub LVAD, los yog mechanical twj tso kua mis kom nws lub plawv ua hauj lwm.

Tsis tau, nws raug thawb rau pem hauv ntej nrog vam cia. Nws kev noj qab haus huv zoo tuaj. Rov qab rau daim ntawv, nws thaum kawg tau hu tias nws yuav tsum tau hoping rau – los yog dab tsi nws hu "ib khoom plig tragically muab." Nyob rau lub plaub hlis 7, 2006 – ib lub hlis txaj muag uas xa 59 xyoos rov saum – nws mus txog ib lub lag luam 12-teev zov me nyuam rau hauv nws lub plawv tshiab, yog ib tug ntawm Chicago. Tsis pub dhau ib hnub, nws kho mob muab ib ncig.

Uas qhia Gratitude los muab rov qab

Tim, thiab nws tus poj niam Bonnie, muab tsaug hnub no – thiab txhua hnub – rau Tim's donor thiab lawv tsev neeg rau nws ob lub sij hawm nyob rau lub neej.

"Cov hloov thiab hloov tsev neeg yog cov heroes tiag heroes ntawm no. Thiab txhua txoj kev uas kuv yuav qhia tau rau lawv tias tej yam zoo tuaj ntawm tej yam phem uas tshwm sim rau lawv tsev neeg – uas rau kuv yog li cas kuv qhia kuv gratitude."

– Tim Bjork, kuv vam tias 2012 kev sib tw

Tim tam sim no drives kev kho tshiab hauv lub txiv kab ntxwv, qhov muag thiab cov ntaub so ntswg donation los muab rau neeg noj LifeSource' Lub Rooj Tswjhwm Saib cov Directors. Tim thiab Bonnie ua ke muaj kuj graciously nyob LifeSource nyob rau hauv lawv txoj kev npaj qub txeeg qub tes.

"Thaum nws tawm los rau LifeSourcePeb twb tau tus neeg tau txais kev pab, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog Tim, tab sis peb tsev neeg tseem muaj benefited vim yog cov khoom plig ntawm lub neej nws tiv thaiv kab mob. Yog hais tias muaj dab tsi uas peb yuav ua tau kom nws zoo rau [donor tsev neeg], peb xav ua uas rau lawv,"hais Bonnie.

Npaj Muaj Dab Tsi Npaj Muaj Tub Ki Yog Dab Tsi?

Koj tej khoom tsim nuj muaj xws li txhua yam uas koj yog— koj lub tsheb, hauv tsev, lwm yam qub txeeg qub tes, xyuas thiab nyiaj hauv tuam txhab tso nyiaj, kev nqis peev uas, kev tuav pov hwm, rooj tog zaum, rooj tog zaum, tej rooj tog zaum, tej khoom muaj nqis. Yuav kom cov neeg no muab rau cov neeg los yog koom haum uas koj tu txog, koj yuav tsum tau muab cov lus qhia.

"Thaum peb puas tau peb qub txeeg qub tes npaj, yog li gratifying paub tias ob lub xeev cov neeg ua hauj lwm yuav tawm ib txojsia rau koom haum uas raug lawv lub neej. Leej twg yuav ua tau ib lub hom phiaj,"Tim hais.

Kawm ntxiv txog qub txeeg qub tes npaj thiab cov LifeSource Legacy Circle – ib qho kev pab cuam honoring cov neeg uas tsim LifeSource Nyob rau hauv lawv cov qub txeeg qub tes npaj – thov hu rau Laura Kelly Lovdahl, Development Coordinator, ntawm 612-800-6299 los yog lkellylovdahl@life-source.org.