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Transplants | Last Active: May 21, 2023 | Replies (197)

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@2011panc

@contentandwell I am glad to know my donor's family. They shared quite a lot and we keep in touch. I have come to terms with the fact that she was just starting her adult life. I know from her family that she wanted to donate her organs and they followed through with her wishes. She did nothing to bring on her own death, it was a tragic accident that helped improve the lives of many living people. This young woman could have been my daughter and I would have loved that. As it is, her family is consoled knowing how many people have been, are and will be helped by her donations. Knowing that they are proud of her accomplishments has helped me lose any feeling of guilt over accepting her donation.

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@2011panc The similarities to my own daughter, plus the fact that she was mishandled by the ER she went to, do burden me. She sounded like a very lovely young woman. She should not have died. My daughter wanted to be my donor but that did not work out.

Her parents were very gracious when they responded to me. It sounds as if her widower is really struggling with her death.
JK