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Happiness: A One Week Journey
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As you have all posted in Mayo Connect's Mental Health Group, I wanted to invite you to join in a program by Dr. Amit Sood, entitled Happiness a One Week Journey. Probably many of you are familiar with Dr. Amit Sood, a psychiatrist at Mayo. This is a free online program that addresses the issue of happiness. Here is what Dr. Sood says about this program.
Dear friends,
You and I face one common enemy – suffering. Pain, physical or emotional, when it becomes unbearable, is experienced as suffering. Pain is unavoidable, but suffering is optional. My goal is to help you find a path so you can bypass suffering in this life. One reward of traversing that journey is finding greater happiness.
Happiness is a habit. Some of us are innately happy. But most others have to choose. We often, however, don’t realize we have that choice. We also don’t know how to exercise that choice. As a result, we push happiness away. Let that not happen to you.
Join me, if you wish, to spend the next week of your life, choosing greater happiness. Each day, you’ll be guided to a practice that can make you happier. To enroll, you’ll need to register with your name and email address to connect with us for the next week. Select ‘Happiness: A One Week Journey,’ below for more information.
Take care.
Amit
Here is the website where you can sign up and join me on this journey: http://stressfree.org/happiness/
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Hi @ihatediabetes –Thank you for being tested as a living kidney donor. I’m sorry to hear you weren’t an eligible candidate due to your diabetes. You’ve found a wonderful alternative for giving back through the John E. Herman house. Your giving spirit is admirable!
If your passion for organ donation persists, we would encourage you to sign-up as a deceased organ donor. Doctors determine what is viable for organ donation upon time of death. While it might not be a kidney, you could donate other organs, tissue or eyes, and still make amazing (in some cases LIFESAVING!) impact on others. Here’s the link to register: http://www.registerme.org.
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4 Reactions<br><br><br><br><br>The medical world is always making strides in organ transplantation. What <br>may not be deemed an acceptable organ ; might be in the future. For <br>example: they presently are able to 'clean' dirty lungs, run antibiotics <br>through them, and keep the donor lung alive longer while they <br>work on it. Not sure, but I don't think diabetes would inhibit the use of your <br>skin, burn victims could benefit from that.<br> <br><br>
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3 Reactions@ihatediabetes That is so true and so unfortunate. Teresa
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1 Reaction@windwalker What a lovely gesture! Teresa
@contentandwell What a difficult time for you all. When I think of transplants I tend to only think of the patient, but the concern and worry of the family members is difficult as well. Thanks for that reminder. Teresa
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1 ReactionHi everybody. I am OK even though I got gonged when filling out kidney living donor form on line. I guess it's stupid to think you can donate a kidney if you got type 2 diabetes on medical record. I didn't know about diabetes and kidneys. But I did get to send donation check to Mayo Clinic for John E Herman House. I also got to donate blood today at Hilton building at Mayo Clinic. I had two appointments today so I went to donate blood. They don't seem to mind if you have diabetes to donate blood. So I am a living donor after all because I donated something that gets turned into red blood, plasma, and platelets and I am still alive. I also got a free shirt that says mayo clinic blood donor program. I showed my shirt to mammogram tech and she's going to tell her friends to donate blood for the new shirt. It's black polyester material that's made of wicking material. She said Mayo blood donation center has got great shirts and I got one from FIRST donation. When I get to gallon level or four donations then I can get a sweatshirt. So its OK. I'll keep my kidney just in case and I will be living donor for blood. Maybe platelets too but that takes longer and I don't think you get better prizes for platelets. Haha.
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2 ReactionsYes, @windwalker The advances in the medical world are amazing! Rosemary
Kristen, thank you for sharing this helpful information about organ donation.
Rosemary
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1 Reaction@ihatediabetes, I would like to thank you for opening the conversation about organ donation. As I have said before, your attitude amazes me! As an 8 year liver/kidney recipient, I am honored to know you (virtually).
I know that you will wear that new t-shirt with the pride that it deserves.
Rosemary
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2 Reactions@windwalker, what a great idea, a foot massage! I've never had one but I do have a regular massage once or two times a year. My husband goes monthly and loves them, I wish I had thought of gifting him with one.
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