Ib Inspiration ntawm ib hnub ib: Terri zaj dabneeg

Raws li cov niam txiv, peb ua xijpeem peb yuav txhawb, nurture thiab txhawb peb cov me nyuam; ua tej yam zoo. Rau Jim thiab Marilyn Opp, uas yog yeej muaj tseeb tiag. 

Terri tus thawj lub plawv phais, ib arterial shunt qhov chaw, tshwm sim thaum nws nyuam qhuav tsib hnub qub; Nws yog dua thaum nws muaj yim. Yug nrog ib lub plawv peb-chambered, tej nuj nqis Terri Opp los yog nws tsev neeg yuav cia ib lub plawv congenital defect kom nws nyob ib daim ntawv qhia txog thiab dhia lub neej.  

Nws tus vivncaus, Debbie thiab Becky, piav lawv tus kheej li cov "bookends" nrog Terri sandwiched nyob rau hauv lawv. Debbie txiav ntaqwm Terri ua ib txoj kev uas nrhiav tau txoj kev rau tsev neeg tuaj pab dawb ua ke nyob ib ncig ntawm Thanksgiving. Nws yog feem ntau "tus instigator."  

Jim thiab Marilyn thov nej tsam ces Terri mus kom ze nws txoj kev sib tw nrog ib tug zoo, yuav ua tau cwj pwm, thiab nws puas tau. Dua li ntawm txoj kev sib tw, Terri yog ib tug vibrant, active hluas. Nws enjoyed lub sij hawm nrog tej phooj ywg, rode nws lub tsheb tuam thiab tsab ntawv nyob rau hauv volleyball ua ib pab neeg tus thawj tswj.   

Marilyn – Terri tus niam – piav ib lub sij hawm thaum Terri yog yau, thiab nws thiab tej phooj ywg yuav tsum tau ua luam dej nyob ze lub pas dej nyob ze.  Vim yog cov surgeries ntau nws yuav tau hnov, nws muaj ib tug pom "zipper scar" rau nws lub hauv siab. Ntawd tav su, Terri tuaj hauv kua muag vim ib txhia cov me nyuam teased nws txog qhov ntshai. Xav sai, Marilyn tsawv nkaus ib marker thiab txawm nta hlo ib zipper rub nyob saum nws scar; Thiab tom qab ntawd, nws thov nej tsam ces Terri rov qab mus thiab nug nws cov phooj ywg yog hais tias lawv "yuav saum ntawd!" Terri luag, thiab mus rejoin nws cov phooj ywg ntawm lub puam. Xyoo tom qab, kwv tub Riley, uas yog yug tom qab Terri tuag, muaj ib tug zipper tattooed hla ib scar rau nws pob luj taws rau nws tus phauj. Thaum nws tsom Grandma Marilyn lub tattoo, nws hais tias, "uas yog rau Terri."  

Raws li ib tug kawm tiav ntawm Minnesota State University Moorhead nrog ib tug kawm ntawv nyob international lag luam, Terri caum ob simultaneous hauj lwm paths: tus thawj hauv cov neeg muab kev pab ntawm 3M thiab lwm yam ua ib mary Kay pheejyig npaum licas.  

"Terri lub chaw ua hauj lwm yog li tseem ceeb rau nws, thiab lawv los ua ib qho tseem ceeb rau peb ib yam nkaus thiab," commented Debbie. Nws tsev neeg ua hauj lwm nrog:

• Gayle Garrison thiab nws tus txiv, Bob, ntsib Terri hauv 1992, tom qab relocating rau Minnesota Ua ib feem ntawm ib lub tuam tsev 3M consolidation.
• Celeste Hughes, uas organized ntau yam txheej xwm rau cov neeg muas zaub service ntawm li 25 lug txhawb cov miv thiab lawv tsev neeg.
• Rick Tonjes thiab Mark Steenberg tau 3M lug txhawb cov miv uas yog ib qho tseem ceeb txhawb rau Terri thaum cov kawg lub hlis kawg. 

Lawv pab neeg bonded thiab los ua zoo heev. Lawv muaj tag nrho tseem nyob txuas nrog Terri lub tsev neeg los ntawm cov kev sib tw golf. 

Nyob rau hauv nws mid-twenties, Terri tus kho mob deteriorated rau kev txhawj xeeb txog nws pab neeg kho mob, tsev neeg thiab nqi cov neeg ua hauj lwm. Nws yuav tsum tau ib yam yuav ciaj sia: ib lub plawv transplant. "Rau ib xyoos thiab ib nrab hnub, nws nyob nrog ib beeper," txiav ntaqwm nws tus muam, Becky, hoping hu uas yuav txuag Terri lub neej.  

Lub sij hawm no, cov customer Service txuas ntxiv mus siv sij hawm ua ke. Rau ib tav su tav su lub kaum hli ntuj xyoo 1995, cov pab pawg neeg 3M tuav lawv tus kheej golf kev sib tw. Thaum Terri twb tsis zoo txaus golf, nws koom los ntawm tsav lub tsheb beverage rau nws cov neeg ua hauj lwm puag. Celeste Hughes rov xav, "Terri tsis tau muaj sia vim hais tias nws yog txias (tej zaum yuav muaj tau snowflakes!)." Nws niam muab Terri muaj ib lub sij hawm zoo kawg thiab txawm nws daim di ncauj xiav thiab fingertips. Terri reportedly proclaimed, "Yog tsim nyog nws!"  Celeste commented, "Terri yog ib trooper." Nws muaj ib lub sij hawm zoo kawg thiab nrog nws cov neeg ua hauj lwm puag thiab me ntsis puas tau lawv paub sai npaum li cas tej yam yuav tig. 

Terri txoj kev kho mob txuas ntxiv mus poob tab sis nws yog hopeful tias cov num ntawm nws tus mob yuav ua rau nws feem ntau yuav tau txais ib lub plawv transplant. Tu siab Terri sab laug piam lawm tom chaw ua hauj lwm thiab tuag rau lub rau hli ntuj 26, 1996. Lub plawv tsis tuaj nyob rau lub sij hawm txuag nws lub neej.  

Terri legacy tseem inspire lwm tus

Tsuas muab, Terri yog ib inspiration: rau nws tsev neeg, rau nws cov phooj ywg thiab nqi cov neeg ua hauj lwm. 

Txawm tias Terri transplant tsis meant yuav, nws twb tau ib daim ntaub so ntswg thiab qhov muag donor, Self healing rau lwm tus neeg.  

Txij thaum xyoo 1995, Jim thiab Marilyn, nrog rau lawv tsev neeg thiab cov phooj ywg, laus thiab tshiab, muaj tau steadfast nyob rau hauv lawv txiav txim los tsim lub ntiaj teb uas tsis muaj leej twg yuav tsum tos ib lub neej-txuag organ transplant.  

Yog ob peb lub hlis tom qab Terri tus tuag, nws cov neeg ua hauj lwm puag approached tsev neeg Opp txog hosting lwm golf kev tshwm sim los tsim Terri lub cim xeeb thiab muab caij nyoog rau cov pab pawg neeg siv sij hawm ua ke. Tus nqi zog nyiaj pab rau cov kev sib tw ntawd muab rov qab mus rau tsev neeg thiab yog pub rau lub tsev kawm ntawv ntawm Minnesota' Ntau lub plawv tsev kho mob uas Terri tau txais kev pab thoob plaws hauv nws lub neej.  

Thiab, ces nws pib. Nws thiaj li, no txhua xyoo golf celebration yuav ua ib fundraising tswv yim nrogLifeSource Yos yos rov qab mus rau xyoo 1999 – xyoo 2000. Hnub no, hnub no, LifeSource Golf Classic tseem nyob terri nco rau:

• Kev txhawb nqa kev kawm txog organ, qhov muag thiab ntaub so ntswg pub dawb; Thiab 

• Inspire lwm tus sau npe ua ib tug pub. 

Ua ke, peb yog relentlessly pursuing ib hnub uas tsis muaj leej twg xyuas tos ib lub neej-txuag transplant. Raws li tsev neeg cov phooj ywg, Sara Meslow muab nws, "Peb yuav tsum tsis muaj ib daim ntawv tos." Uas yog lub hom phiaj! 

Nyob rau thaum kawg ntawm 25 xyoos, Terri thiab nws tsev neeg muaj inspired tag nrho peb cov neeg uas tau koom hauv no golf kev sib tw – seb nws yog koj thawj kev sib tw los yog koj 21^st. Rau lawv inspiration, passion thiab dedication, peb xav thov ua tsaug rau tsev neeg Opp thiab cov phooj ywg ntau thiab tsev neeg uas tau raug koom tes nrog cov advocacy hla lub span ntawm 25 xyoos.