Congratulations rau cov honorees! 

Ambassador ntawm lub xyoo
Julianne Vasichek, Liver Transplant Recipient

Julianne nkaus lub Ambassador Program hauv 2012, paub tias ib transplant yog tej zaum yuav nyob rau hauv nws lub neej yav tom ntej. Xav kom advocate rau nws tus kheej thiab rau txhiab tus lwm tus tos ib lub neej-txuag transplant, nws ntaus hauv pem teb khiav thiab twb tsis tub ceevxwm txij li.

Julianne muaj peev xwm transform txoj kev uas neeg saib donation los sib koom zaj dabneeg uas nws lub neej-txuag khoom plig ntawm ib lub siab transplant, uas nws thaum kawg tau txais nyob rau xyoo 2015.

Seb nws yog hais lus rau cov me nyuam kawm ntawv qib high school, zej zog los yog kev kho mob professionals, Julianne pom ib txoj kev los pab kom tau nws cov lus kom tau raws li cov kev xav tau ntawm cov neeg tuaj saib thiab inspire ib tiam tshiab ntawm advocates. Nws heartfelt gratitude rau nws hloov thiab nws ob sij hawm ntawm lub neej, nrog nws lub zog thiab passion, yoojyim ib impression kawg impression rau tag nrho. Nws yog ib tug one-a-kind thiab peb yuav tsos los tsim nws.

Zej zog tus khub ntawm lub xyoo
Stella Whitney-West, CEO, NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center; LifeSource Zej zog Advisory Council rooj zaum  

Raws li lub rooj zaum ntawm lub rooj zaum LifeSource Zej zog Advisory Council, Stella tau muab ib tug tsis pom kev zoo rau sawv daws thiab muaj recruited ib pawg amazing ntawm cov tswv cuab uas yog cov nom tswv hauv lawv lub zej zog. Sawv daws yog comprised ntawm cov neeg uas nqa ib haiv neeg foupective, kev thiab mob siab rau donation thiab transplantation. Lawv muab tswv yim thiab tswv yim rau txoj kev loj hlob ntawm ib qho kev pab cuam zoo thiab sustainable qhov kev pab cuam uas txhawb peb Bold Aim of advancing nqis thiab nrog rau donation thiab transplantation. LifeSource Rau lub zej zog thiab txais tos lub zej zog rau LifeSource.  

Los ntawm nws coj thiab advocacy ntawm lub hom phiaj ntawm donation, Stella yog pab LifeSource Ua ntej peb ua hauj lwm nyob ib ncig ntawm kev noj qab haus huv thiab inclusion. 

Donation Advocate ntawm lub xyoo
Don thiab Sue Frank, MSP Courier

Ntau xyoo dhau los no, tau ntau xyoo LifeSource Tau ua hauj lwm zoo nrog Don, Sue thiab tag nrho pab neeg ntawm MSP Courier, lawv muaj proven kom tau ib tug khub invaluable, skillfully navigating lub complex logistics thiab tsheb thauj mus los koom tes nrog cov donation thiab transplant txheej txheem. Nrog rau lawv zoo kawg ke rau LifeSourceLawv nquag mus saum toj no thiab tshaj ntawd kom tsis yooj yim sua, tau – thaum kawg txuag lub neej. 

Don thiab Sue yog tus twj ywm, muaj peev xwm, thiab compassionate lub suab uas yuav tsum tau amid no nyuaj, siab ntsws thiab nyuab ua hauj lwm. Lawv yuav zoo kawg advocates rau donation, thiab kiag li tseem ceeb heev rau qhov chaw ua hauj lwm peb ua. Peb tsis tau ua nws tsis tau lawv.

Tsev kho mob nrog ib tug neeg ntawm lub xyoo
Dr. Jason Bartos, Mark Ebeling, Marita Sanders thiab Craig Menne, M Health Fairview ECMO Program 

M Health Fairview ECMO pab neeg no honored rau lawv exceptional txhawb rau donation. Los ntawm lawv lub sij hawm ua hauj lwm txhua hnub, lawv collaborate nrog LifeSource Txuag lub neej thiab muaj tswv yim nyob rau hauv txoj kev ua hauj lwm ua ke kom donation. Pab neeg no tau ua ib qho amazing ECMO qhov kev pab cuam uas txuag lub neej ntawm cov neeg uas yuav muaj yav tas los kis kom deb ntawm lawv injures. Thaum cov neeg mob no tsis tau ciaj sia taus lawv raug mob, txawm nrog kev pab los ntawm ECMO, pab neeg views organ donation li lwm txoj kev txuag lub neej thiab muab vam cia thiab kho. Nyob rau hauv 5 xyoo dhau los, 60% ntawm cov txiv kab ntxwv hloov ntawm lub tsev kawm ntawv tau ECMO cov neeg mob.  

Nws yog ib tug yawm mus ua hauj lwm nrog pab neeg no thiab ob cov kev pab cuam yuav loj hlob nrog Jason, Mark, Marita, thiab Craig ntawm cov helm. 

Melissa Thorson, thawj coj ntawm Trauma, Acute Care/General Phais thiab specialty Provider Programs, North Memorial Health Tsev kho mob  

Ua ib feem ntawm nws lub luag hauj lwm ua thawj coj ntawm Trauma thiab critical care nyob North Memorial Health tsev kho mob, Melissa (Mel) Thorson txais kev pab raws li Donation Committee Chair thiab tus thawj coj rau lub North Memorial donation program ze li ntawm xya xyoo.   

  

Thaum lub sij hawm ntawm Mel tus coj, North Memorial thiab LifeSource Cared li 500 organ, qhov muag thiab/los yog cov ntaub so ntswg. Mel yog ib tug tswv ntawm txoj kev muaj zog thiab lub nruab. txhua zaus LifeSource Muaj tuaj Mel nrog lub sijhawm los strengthen txoj cai, ua kom paub teg num, los yog tsuas collaborate zoo nyob rau hauv lub hom phiaj sib koom lub hom phiaj ntawm donation, Mel lub teb yog muaj, yog dab tsi yog cov kauj ruam tom ntej? Thaum txheej txheem tsis mus li npaj, Mel lub teb yog li cas peb kho nws rau lub sij hawm tom ntej no? Mel txoj kev tso dag txog li cas nws yuav tsis yog ib tug neeg siab ntsws, thiab xwb nws matter-of-fact kev, nrog rau nws cov miv nyuas siab thiab lub hom phiaj-uas tau tsav kub siab, tau ua tus enduring infrastructure ntawm North Memorial tus muaj zog donation program.

Them rau pem hauv ntej puav pheej
Bonnie thiab Tim Bjork

inspiring. nplooj siab. txo hwjchim. txiav txim.  

Cov no yog cov lus uas piav Tim thiab Bonnie Bjork. No dynamic duo exudes gratitude rau cov khoom plig ntawm lub neej uas Tim tau txais nyob rau xyoo 2006; Tus phij cuam ntawm ib lub plawv transplant uas tau muab lawv nrog ntau txuj los txaus siab rau ntau lub sij hawm nrog tsev neeg thiab tam sim no rau tag nrho cov milestone celebrations lub neej tau muab.  

Bonnie thiab Tim yog dav nrog lawv lub sij hawm, txuas nrog lwm transplant neeg thiab hloov tsev neeg thiab, tsim ib lub vajvoog ntawm kev them nyiaj yug nyob rau hauv thiab nyob ib ncig ntawm lub nroog Rapid cheeb tsam uas lawv hu rau tsev. Tim tau txais kev pab peb thaj av ntawd advocating rau organ, qhov muag, thiab cov ntaub so ntswg donation ua ib LifeSource Ambassador thiab ua ib tug nyob hauv lub LifeSource Board of Directors txij xyoo 2011. Raws li lub rooj zaum ntawm lub Rooj Tswjhwm Saib rau ob xyoos tas los no, thaum lub SIVID pandemic thiab coj transitions, nws tau ua lub koom haum uas txhab thiab twj ywm txiav txim.   

Tim thiab Bonnie ua los ntawm lawv piv txwv, inspiring lwm tus txhawb donation hauv txoj kev uas yog meaningful rau lawv. Rau lawv humble coj, peb xav thov ua tsaug.

Donor Registry tej yam puav pheej
Deb Carlson, tsav tsheb exam Program Manager, Qaum teb koog tsev kawm ntawv   

Tsav tsheb daim ntawv tso cai yog peb tus khub tseem ceeb tshaj thaum nws tawm los sau npe hloov. Yog vim li cas ib tug neeg nrog ib tug neeg xws li Deb yog tseem ceeb heev rau peb lub hom phiaj lub hom phiaj. 

Deb Carlson yog tus tsav tsheb exam Program tus thawj tswj rau qaum teb koog tsev kawm ntawv ntawm Minnesota thiab nws kuj yog ib tug khub zoo kawg ntawm LifeSource tau ntau xyoo. Deb yog ib txwm mus saum toj no thiab tshaj ntawd pab txav mus rau pem hauv ntej tswv yim thiab teg num nyob rau hauv lub Department of Public Safety nyob rau hauv kev them nyiaj yug ntawm peb lub hom phiaj. Nws twb tau instrumental ntau yaam num pab kom pub sau npe los ntawm lub xyoo thiab nws yog vim neeg zoo li Deb uas muaj tshaj 90% ntawm registrations tseem tshwm sim nyob rau lub DMV.  

Ua tsaug rau koj zoo kawg koom tes!

Founder tus puav pheej
Susan Gunderson, LifeSource CEO Emeritus

Tom qab 33 xyoos ua LifeSource Raws li tus Founder thiab CEO, Susan Gunderson txijnkawm nyob rau hauv lub peb hlis ntuj 2022. Nws yog peb nyog los tsim nws nrog tus Founder puav pheej, ib qho puav pheej tshwj xeeb kom paub txog cov neeg uas tau instrumental ua LifeSource Lub koom haum uas niaj hnub no niaj hnub no.  

Nws muaj tiag lawm ib unique privilege rau peb sawv daws mus ua hauj lwm nrog Susan. Nws tau ib tug thawj coj visionary ntawm lub caij nws txais hu mus ua LifeSource. Lub accomplishments thaum nws tenure yog qhov tseem ceeb thiab profound thiab nws txojsia mus txog thoob international ciam teb rau lwm.

Tsaug Susan lub chaw ua hauj lwm thiab siab, LifeSource Tau mus txog zoo kawg milestones thiab achievements uas tau kov lub neej txhiab. Peb yeej xav thov ua tsaug, humbled thiab privileged mus ntxiv Susan txojsia ntawm coj.