Rita Woodward: Gratitude angel
Each day, I think about my angel donor and family. I am alive because they made a decision in their time of unbearable grief.
Each day, I think about my angel donor and family. I am alive because they made a decision in their time of unbearable grief.
My goal is to share my story with others to get more people to register as donors and also help boost the morale of those on the waiting list for transplant.
A pre-deployment workup with my platoon was when I first learned I had kidney function issues.
I’m a life-long organ donation advocate because of stories I heard at a college SODA event.
A little over a year after my transplant, I felt like I finally had something more than the words “thank you” to convey, so I wrote and mailed the donor’s family a letter with my condolences and gratitude.
Thanks to a selfless organ donor, I was given my life back that day.
We will forever be grateful for the sacrifice that was made by your family to give us our father back.
I’m very fortunate to have a second chance at living. I’m glad my loved ones are very involved and supportive. I wouldn’t have gotten through this without them or my faith.
Each day I remember and thank my donor, their family and friends.
To once again be able to live a normal life is the greatest gift I have every been given.