I had to have a complete liver transplant. I waited with a beeper for a year and 10 months to get that gift.
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I had to have a complete liver transplant.
I waited with a beeper for a year and 10 months to get that gift.
This is a year and a few months after the transplant. Before I had it my doctors told me that it would be the biggest thing that I ever had to face and believe me, when they take your liver out of ya and put another one in it's like replacing a football in your stomach.
The gift that has been given to me says much about our capacity for great compassion and generosity, and I hope it sends an inspiring message to others about the importance of organ donation.
Organ donation is very personal to me. My mother, before her death, was on kidney dialysis for several years.
When my father passed away, he had his organs donated. In that painful moment, I was deeply comforted knowing that my father would be able to give others a second chance at life. That is why I encourage everyone to sign up to be a donor.
I am overjoyed that I do not need a heart transplant at this time.
Post-operatively the transplanted kidney functioned immediately with a dramatic improvement in the patient's renal and cardiopulmonary status. This spectacular success was a clear demonstration that organ transplantation could be life-saving.
Three months. I was playing the organ for three months. It was a challenge for me in the beginning.
I was born with the gift.