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Saved by a stranger: Meet @gerryp Jun 5 4:22pm | By Rosemary, Volunteer Mentor (@rosemarya)
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Thank you for sharing your journey Gerry. You encourage more people than you realize. I have seen your posts here on Connect in the past, and they helped me get through my struggles leading up to my transplant last year. "Gerry did this-I can do this"-and I did. Thank you.
side note-where did you get the great hoodies?

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gap | @gerryp | Jun 1 9:12am

Congratulations Lou on your successful transplant. I am so happy to learn that I inspired you to keep up the good fight! It was not an easy road to travel - lots of potholes along the way. I certainly did not do it alone. I had a group of transplant veterans who helped pull me through. That’s why I have chosen to pay it forward - to help pull others through the lonely & frightening place they find themselves in.
The photo that you see was taken at Christmas 2022 - about 10 months post-transplant. My wife found the hoodies on the Donate Life website. Donatelifemerchandise.com. They say “Peace, Love, Joy - Donate Life”. She thinks they were a special holiday offering that year.
Wishing you continued good health.

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