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Wanted: Organ Transplant Recipients Who Have Been Hit By a Car

Posted by Rosemary, Volunteer Mentor @rosemarya, Feb 26, 2018

"Are there any transplant recipients of any organ who have been hit by a car? How did you recover? What helped you to recover from the multiple injuries?
I am posting this discussion question on behalf of one of our members,
@glinda who has recently been hit by a car and asked me to do it for her. Due to multiple injuries, she may not be able to respond right now and can read your messages.
Your support and encouragement will be appreciated as she recovers.

Interested in more discussions like this? Go to the Transplants Support Group.

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Rosemary, Volunteer Mentor | @rosemarya | Mar 29, 2018
In reply to @teresatopeka "I was not hit by a car but was driving while I’m a state of severe..." + (show)
@teresatopeka

I was not hit by a car but was driving while I’m a state of severe hepatic encephalopathy and waiting on my second liver transplant. I will attach the grizzly details of the accident if requested. I should not have survived but I did. When you look at the picture, I was in the gray Honda Pilot. I hit a parked Sherrif’s car going 55 mph because I lost consciousness at the wheel. I narrowly missed hitting a rookie officer on his first day on the force. Everyone survived. I had the worst injuries and was life delighted to University of Kansas Medical Center’s trauma ICU. Also just received my second transplant at Mayo Rochester on December 28, 2017.

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@teresatopeka, Good Morning and welcome to Mayo Connect. I am happy that you have found our discussion group and have joined us. I cannot begin to imagine what your experience must have been like. Your pictures show the horrific nature of the wreck.
Congratulations on your liver transplant in December!
I am on the run most of today, and need to get going. I look forward to more conversation with you. I hope that you and @glinda will find some common means to support and learn from each other after the accidents. I also invite you to join in any of our discussions because your liver history can be helpful to our other members as they are preparing for the transplant process.
Rosemary

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Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Mar 29, 2018

@teresatopeka Congratulations on surviving this terrible accident and congratulations on your successful liver transplants.

I appreciate you sharing your remarkable story here on Connect. How are you feeling now?

Teresa

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teresatopeka | @teresatopeka | Mar 29, 2018

I will add an article on here:
And since this article I am doing some public speaking and swimming a few miles a week, pursing my American Physical Therapy Association Aquatic Specialist Certificate since I will be returning to the pool as the supervising PT in September. Also started a book with my first donor’s mom as well as one on my faith and my perspective as a patient and practitioners. It’s a lot but I finally have unlimitless energy to do all this and take care of my family and plan for another baby! God is so good!

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teresatopeka | @teresatopeka | Mar 29, 2018
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@teresatopeka

I will add an article on here:
And since this article I am doing some public speaking and swimming a few miles a week, pursing my American Physical Therapy Association Aquatic Specialist Certificate since I will be returning to the pool as the supervising PT in September. Also started a book with my first donor’s mom as well as one on my faith and my perspective as a patient and practitioners. It’s a lot but I finally have unlimitless energy to do all this and take care of my family and plan for another baby! God is so good!

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It won’t let me share the pdf file. Not sure why. It is small enough. Hmm?

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Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Mar 29, 2018
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@teresatopeka

I will add an article on here:
And since this article I am doing some public speaking and swimming a few miles a week, pursing my American Physical Therapy Association Aquatic Specialist Certificate since I will be returning to the pool as the supervising PT in September. Also started a book with my first donor’s mom as well as one on my faith and my perspective as a patient and practitioners. It’s a lot but I finally have unlimitless energy to do all this and take care of my family and plan for another baby! God is so good!

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@teresatopeka I'll ask Mentor @johnbishop to help you with this.

Teresa

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Mar 29, 2018
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@teresatopeka

I will add an article on here:
And since this article I am doing some public speaking and swimming a few miles a week, pursing my American Physical Therapy Association Aquatic Specialist Certificate since I will be returning to the pool as the supervising PT in September. Also started a book with my first donor’s mom as well as one on my faith and my perspective as a patient and practitioners. It’s a lot but I finally have unlimitless energy to do all this and take care of my family and plan for another baby! God is so good!

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Hi @teresatopeka -- is the PDF file less than 5 MB?

You can upload files with the file type of JPG, JPEG, JPE, PNG, GIF, or PDF at or less than 5 MB.

John

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teresatopeka | @teresatopeka | Mar 29, 2018
In reply to @teresatopeka "I will add an article on here: And since this article I am doing some public..." + (show)
@teresatopeka

I will add an article on here:
And since this article I am doing some public speaking and swimming a few miles a week, pursing my American Physical Therapy Association Aquatic Specialist Certificate since I will be returning to the pool as the supervising PT in September. Also started a book with my first donor’s mom as well as one on my faith and my perspective as a patient and practitioners. It’s a lot but I finally have unlimitless energy to do all this and take care of my family and plan for another baby! God is so good!

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Yes it is. I made it a pdf since you cannot post a link. Any other suggestions?

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Mar 29, 2018
In reply to @teresatopeka "I will add an article on here: And since this article I am doing some public..." + (show)
@teresatopeka

I will add an article on here:
And since this article I am doing some public speaking and swimming a few miles a week, pursing my American Physical Therapy Association Aquatic Specialist Certificate since I will be returning to the pool as the supervising PT in September. Also started a book with my first donor’s mom as well as one on my faith and my perspective as a patient and practitioners. It’s a lot but I finally have unlimitless energy to do all this and take care of my family and plan for another baby! God is so good!

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Maybe there is an issue with the PDF file itself. How did you make the PDF file? Did you print the file to a PDF printer or save the file as a PDF file type?

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Mar 29, 2018
In reply to @teresatopeka "I will add an article on here: And since this article I am doing some public..." + (show)
@teresatopeka

I will add an article on here:
And since this article I am doing some public speaking and swimming a few miles a week, pursing my American Physical Therapy Association Aquatic Specialist Certificate since I will be returning to the pool as the supervising PT in September. Also started a book with my first donor’s mom as well as one on my faith and my perspective as a patient and practitioners. It’s a lot but I finally have unlimitless energy to do all this and take care of my family and plan for another baby! God is so good!

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Hi Teresa, links cannot be posted by new members to prevent spammers from infiltrating the community. You will be able to post links in a couple of days. I reviewed the link you wished to post and it is definitely not spam, but rather a generous sharing of your story. Allow me to post the link for you.
http://www.cjonline.com/news/20180325/two-liver-transplants-multiple-surgeries-faith-keeps-topekan-on-track

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teresatopeka | @teresatopeka | Mar 29, 2018
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@teresatopeka

I will add an article on here:
And since this article I am doing some public speaking and swimming a few miles a week, pursing my American Physical Therapy Association Aquatic Specialist Certificate since I will be returning to the pool as the supervising PT in September. Also started a book with my first donor’s mom as well as one on my faith and my perspective as a patient and practitioners. It’s a lot but I finally have unlimitless energy to do all this and take care of my family and plan for another baby! God is so good!

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Thank you!!

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