Ambassador Spotlight – Christy Setzke

Christy Setzke, Ashland, WI 

Koj qhov zoo sib xws rau donation thiab/los yog transplantation?
Kuv tus tij laug Todd tua nyob rau hauv ib qho ATV sib tsoo rau ntuj 29, xyoo 2001, cia li 19 hnub tom qab nws hnub yug 34th. Nws yog ib lub txiv kab ntxwv hloov.

Koj tau ntev npaum li cas koj tau ib tug LifeSource Pub lub neej Ambassador?
Kuv tau ib tug LifeSource Donate lub neej Ambassador rau tej zaum ntau tshaj 10 xyoo, teb. Unofficially, kuv pib muab Todd zaj dabneeg tom qab lub Cuaj hlis 11, xyoo 2001. Qee tshwm sim li 5 lub hlis tom qab nws tuag; Nws ua kuv twb paub lawm dua li cas precious thiab fragile lub neej tiag tiag.

Tej yam kev ua haujlwm pab dawb koj ua ib lub neej Donate Ambassador?
Kuv ib txwm muaj wristbands ntawm tes (pardon tus pun), npaj muab thiab muab Todd zaj dabneeg. Kuv muab nws zaj dabneeg rau Twitter thiab Instagram. Kuv tau sau txog Todd rau txawv nonprofit organ donation pawg, xws li cov Chris Klug Foundation. Kuv muaj kuj muab nws zaj dabneeg nrog nonprofit organ donation pawg thoob ntiaj teb. Kuv hais rau kev kho mob Science hoob kawm nyob rau hauv peb lub tsev kawm ntawv qib high school thiab ua hauj lwm rau ib phau ntawv txog kuv kev ua ib tug muam.

Nyiam nco los yog kev thaum volunteering ua ib lub neej Donate Ambassador.
Thawj thawj zaug kuv tau ntsib Ryan, pub tus neeg tau txais kev pab ntawm ib nrab ntawm todd lub siab, yog ib qho kev kuv yuav tsis nco qab txog. Thaum kuv pom nws, nws niam thiab tus muam, ib tug lawm tuaj dua kuv tias lo lus tsis tau piav. Ryan muaj coob mannerisms tias kuv tij laug lig muaj tias rau ib pliag, kuv xav tias kuv twb imagining nws; Muaj coob tus Todd tus phooj ywg pom tib yam. Tus biggest luag peb yeej muaj qhov no: Ryan, vim muaj teeb meem tom qab lub transplant, yog nyob rau hauv ib lub coma rau ib lub limtiam twg. Tus thawj tshaj plaws nws xav thaum nws tsim... BURGER HUAB TAIS! Dolly, Ryan tus niam, hais rau peb tias nws yeej tsis NYIAM Burger huab tais. Tam sim no kuv tij laug, thaum Ashland thaum kawg tau txais ib burger huab tais, zoo siab. Kuv zoo siab vim peb tsis tau coj tsev 2 los yog 3 Whoppers rau nws yog peb tsav mus txog Superior. Tej yam qhia rau kuv Todd twb sim ua Ryan ib Burger huab tais fanatic.

Tej yam tseeb uas koj xav muab: tsev neeg, hobbies, thiab lwm yam.
Todd thiab kuv loj los nyob rau hauv ib lub tsev neeg zoo heev, hlub tsev neeg. Peb yawg muaj Alzheimer's; Nws yeej tsis paub leej twg kuv yog. Peb pog saib xyuas nws nyob hauv tsev mus txog rau thaum kawg. Nws kis tseg thaum kuv nyob qib 7. Todd yuav siv sij hawm teev los ntawm nws sab, muaj ib sided sib tham, tuav nws txhais tes, thiab noj mus taug kev thaum lawv yuav. Peb kuj muaj ib tug nkauj muam nraug nus, Kevin, uas muaj Duchenne muscular Dystrophy. Todd hlub nws zoo li ib tug tij laug. Thaum Kevin tus ceg pib tsis ua hauj lwm zoo li ntawd, Todd muaj peb dad nrhiav ib txoj kev khi ib wagon rau nws lub tsheb tuam ces nws yuav caij thiab rub Kevin tib lub sijhawm. Todd muaj lub plawv biggest... Coob leej ntau tus tsis pom nws. Kuv niam thiab txiv puas tau, kuv puas tau, thiab nws tus ntxhais puas tau. Tsev neeg yog precious rau kuv. Kuv loj los thiab tseem nyob rau lub setzke homestead uas twb tau nyob rau hauv tsev neeg txij thaum 1888.
Kuv nyiam crochet, sau, ua noj, nyeem thiab kev tshawb fawb txog ob tog ntawm kuv tsev neeg.

Tej tswv yim rau lwm Ambassadors?
Kuv yuav hais cia li yuav koj tus kheej, tsis pub cov qab haus huv tau qhov zoo tshaj plaws ntawm koj. Koj yog koj hlub ib tug zoo ambassador thiab caretaker ntawm nws zaj dabneeg.nws zaj dabneeg. Ua lawv lub suab!