Transplant Recipient Legacy lub neej nyob ntawm tsev neeg

Nick thiab Kathy Jolly tau sib yuav rau lub Cuaj hlis 9, 1978, thiab ua ke tsa ceg ob tug me nyuam zoo nkauj, Andrew thiab Diane. Nyuam qhuav plaub xyoos rau lawv lub neej, Nick li cas ib tug ua hauj lwm raug mob uas puas ntsoog nws lub ntsws – ua rau nws incredibly nyuaj rau nws ua hauj lwm, ua si nrog nws cov me nyuam thiab tuav lawv lub tsev. Nws yog ib tug ntawm cov neeg uas yuav ua dab tsi rau leej twg thiab hlub siv sij hawm nrog tsev neeg thiab tej phooj ywg.

Kathy qhia, "Peb cherished peb lub sij hawm zaum hauv tsev, yog ua ke, ua si yees duab ua si, yuav tawm mus noj hmo thiab menyuam tsos. Tsev neeg yog hais txog txhua yam peb muaj thaum ntawd, raws li nws tsis tau koom rau hauv txhua hnub nyob."

Tu siab nyob rau lub rau hli ntuj xyoo 1994, Nick nrhiav tau nws tus kheej hauv lub tsev kho mob rau lub lis piam, nyob ntawm mob ntsws dej. Nick yog nyob rau hauv thiab tawm hauv lub tsev kho mob ntau ob peb xyoos tom ntej no.

"Nick cov lus yog nyuaj heev lub sij hawm, tab sis nws ib txwm muaj ib tug luag nyav rau nws lub ntsej muag." - Kathy 

Nick tus mob worsened rau tus taw tes uas tus pulmonologist xa nws mus rau lub tsev kawm ntawv ntawm Minnesota Rau kev tshuaj ntsuam yuav muab tso rau hauv ob lub ntsws transplant tos daim ntawv teev. Raws li kev ntsuam xyuas, Nick yog ntxiv rau daim ntawv tos nyob rau lub ib hlis ntuj xyoo 1995. "Muaj, yog! Yog vam cia rau peb,"Kathy rov tom qab lub rooj sib hais no. Ntxiv rau qhov tos npe tos lawv tsev neeg vam cia – mus sij hawm ntev thiab lub neej tsis nyob ntawm ib lub tshuab pa pa. Txawm tias ib tug luv taug kev mus rau lub tsheb yuav tawm Nick tawm ntawm kev ua pa.

Nick thiab Kathy paub lawv yuav tsis navigate no lus ib leeg – lawv tsev neeg thiab tej phooj ywg tau tos nrog txhais tes qhib caj npab pab. Raws li Nick tos rau qhov chaw transplant center hu, Kathy muab sau tias feem ntau transplant centers muaj kev txhawb pawg – raws li ib qhov chaw comforting rau cov neeg txuas thiab nce insights los ntawm lwm tus uas muaj lus zoo sib xws. Qhov no tshwm sim kom tau qhov twg nws xub hnov txogLifeSource. Qhua hais lus yuav muab insights rau cov txheej txheem donation, thiab transplant neeg yuav muab li cas lawv twb ua ib qhov zoo sib xws nrog lawv tsev neeg los ntawm LifeSource.

Tus me nyuam tshwj xeeb rau tis: Ib tug phij cuam ntawm ntau lub sij hawm

Rau lub Xya hli ntuj 10, 1996, raws li tej yam seemed mob heev tshaj puas tau, Nick tau txais ib tug xov tooj hu los ntawm lub ntsws Transplant Coordinator ntawm lub tsev kawm ntawv. Hnub tom qab Nick tau txais qhov khoom plig tshaj plaws ntawm tag nrho – qhov khoom plig ntawm lub neej.

"Thaum koj tau hu, koj nyob nraum pog, tab sis ces koj nyob nraum tu siab – quaj – vim ib tug neeg poob leejtwg nyob deb rau lawv. Koj yuav zoo siab rau qhov khoom plig no thaum lwm tus neeg – uas peb tom qab kawm nws yog ib tug 18 xyoo – tau kis tseg?" – Kathy 

Nick tus coj lub ntsws transplant yog tsaug ib dav 18 xyoo hu ua Brian. Kathy qhia, "peb tau incredibly xav thov ua tsaug rau Brian thiab nws tsev neeg muab Nick rov qab mus rau peb."

Rov qab thaum Nick yog muas thaum chiv thawj teev, nws ua ib deal nrog Kathy: yog hais tias nws lub ntsws tuaj ntawm dav hlau – los yog tej hom tis – uas nws yuav coj Kathy rau Hawaii. Sawv ntxov tom qab Nick tus zoo transplant txheej txheem, Kathy ntsuam xyuas nrog nws transplant coordinator, uas paub tseeb hais tias lub ntsws twg tsis tuaj ntawm airplane tis – lawv tuaj ntawm angel tis. Kathy joked, "Beth, ua tsaug rau hais tias 'tis." Thaum Nick yog waking tuaj, nws pib ua ib seev cev hula seev cev. Kathy thaum kawg yeej tsis ua rau Hawaii nrog nws, tab sis nws puas tau ntau lwm amazing yam uas nws.

Tam sim ntawd, Kathy pom zoo tshiab rau Nick tus mob: nws yuav ua pa. Thaum Nick yog discharged los ntawm lub tsev kho mob, nws yuav tau tawm hauv lub rooj log thiab taug kev mus rau lub tsheb – unassisted. Thawj thawj zaug nyob rau hauv ib lub sij hawm ntev, nws tsis luv ua pa. Kathy tsis tau pab nws nrog nws seatbelt – raws li nws tau feem ntau tawm ntawm kev ua pa uas nws tus kheej.

Kathy qhia tias neeg feem ntau cia siab tias tej yam loj tshwm sim, tab sis lawv praised txhua lub caij me ntsis. Nws yuav ua vaj ua hauj lwm, mus taug kev... Nws yuav las voos! Thiab, nws tsis tau nqa pa lawm.

"Peb yog thankful kom muaj cov cuaj xyoos – ces foom koob hmoov." - Kathy  

Tom qab transplant, Nick tus 9 xyoo lus twb tsis yooj yim li nws tsev neeg muaj vam rau. Nws muaj tej lub sij hawm nyuab heev: nws muaj sab laug piam lawm ntsws ob peb zaug. Nws tsim ib fungus phem yog ib xyoos tawm ntawm transplant – thiab yuav luag tsis ua rau nws. Txawm muaj ntau lows, Nick embraced nws lub neej rau lub fullest nrog milestones loj thiab me me.

Nick yog discharged los ntawm lub tsev kho mob cia li nyob rau lub sij hawm mus kawm nws tus tub lub tsev kawm ntawv qib high school kawm tiav. Txawm nws mob, nws xav pom nws tus tub taug kev thoob cov theem kom tau nws diploma. Nick twb tseem tau pom nws tus ntxhais kawm tiav ob xyoos tom qab thiab tsim puas uas yuav kawg ib lub neej. Nick kuj tau tsib xyoos los tsim ib tug tshwj xeeb nyiaj nrog nws goddaughter, uas tseem txiav ntaqwm nws lub sij hawm nrog nws rau hnub no.

Nws yuav muaj kev struggles tom qab transplant, tab sis nws nyob lub neej rau lub fullest. Nws luag nyav. Nws nyob lub neej. Nws zoo siab heev rau lub sij hawm uas nws muaj.

Rau ntuj 24, 2005, Nick twb nws cov lus rau ntiaj teb thiab pib nws cov lus tshiab nyob saum ntuj ceeb tsheej; Kathy yog ntseeg tias tus thawj ib greet nws yog nws hloov, Brian. Nick yog tam sim no nyob saum ntuj ceeb tsheej ua txhua yam uas nws yuav tsis ua rau ntiaj teb – dancing, ua hauj lwm, mowing txoj cai, shoveling daus thiab menyuam dua nws tsev neeg.

Ib qhov zoo sib txuas tshiab: Nick lub tsev neeg Shares tsaug donor tsev neeg

Chiv tom qab Nick transplant, Kathy txuas nrog LifeSource Thiab xav hwm tsev neeg generosity. Tsev neeg Jolly xa ib donation nyiaj txiag rauLifeSource Nco txog Nick tus pub, uas lawv tom qab kawm tau hu ua Brian. Nws coordinated los ntawm LifeSource Xa Brian lub tsev neeg paj thiab ib daim card zoo rau lawv tsev neeg lub behalf.

Kathy thiab Nick xav ua tsaug Brian lub tsev neeg thiab thaum kawg xa ib tsab ntawv sau los ntawm tej correspondence ntawm lub tsev kawm ntawv ntawm Minnesota ThiabLifeSource Txuas nrog Brian lub tsev neeg. Tu siab qhov zoo sib txuas yog poob nrog Nick tus dav pub tsev neeg thaum lawv nyuam qhuav txav los thiab hloov cov ntaub ntawv. Kathy muab ib cov lus tshwj xeeb rau Brian thiab nws tsev neeg: 

"Kuv tsis tau hais tias nws txaus. Ua tsaug. Ua ntej tshaj plaws, Brian rau marking pub rau nws tsav tsheb daim ntawv tso cai. Brian lub tsev neeg: ua tsaug koj heev los ntawm lub qab ntawm peb lub siab lub ntsws rau muab peb cuaj xyoos uas kuv paub tias peb yuav tsis tau nrog Nick. Nws khoom plig yog zoo siab heev, thiab peb mus txog milestones – saib nws cov me nyuam kawm ntawv qib high school, siv sij hawm meaningful nrog tej phooj ywg. Tsis muaj lus yuav puas ua tsaug lawv txaus." 

Kathy xav heev rau qhov zoo sib xws tshwm sim – thiab, nws tuaj thaum nws yeej xav tau nws, tom qab Nick tau kis txoj kev. Ntau xyoo tom qab, Brian tus niam Cindy twb yuav mus txog tej phau ntawv thiab ib lub hnab ntawv nrog lub hnab ntawv LifeSource logo tucked tam sim ntawd ua ib bookmark. Thaum nws nyeem los ntawm nws, nws sab nws yog ib tsab ntawv los ntawm Nick thiab nws tsev neeg. Tsocai tom qab, nws mus txog rau nwsLifeSource Donor tsev neeg Tomcare Advocate reconnect ntawm nws lub tsev tshiab nyob Washington. Lawv muaj corresponded txij thaum cov ntawv thiab Facebook lus – nrog rau ib qhib caw kom tau raws li tus neeg thaum lub sij hawm zoo.