Dear Dawn, I, as a transplant recipient, really felt moved by your message. I hope that the recipient is as grateful as I am for the generosity of the donor and his/her family. I can guarantee that I am taking the best of all possible care for this wonderful gift of life.
Being a recipient is a life changing experience in so many ways. I will never again take a day for granted. I didn't find out until after my transplant just how far gone my liver was so I was very fortunate to get my transplant when I did, sooner than anticipated.
I did not receive my gift at Mayo but I had spoken to the transplant people there and was very close to double-registering when I got the call.

I have now registered to be a donor for whatever of me can be useful to someone else.

Thanks for your posting,