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Organ Donation and Transplant: What is Your story?
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@glengelmd1
Thanks for responding to such an old post. and my apologies for the delay. I was on a 16 day west coast driving trip and while wonderful to reconnect with many people it is even better to be back. With regard to letters to recipients or in my case donor families, I understand the response rate is very low. have written five (two per year) and will do so until they tell me to shut up. I just want to know my donor's name and desires so that I can give a final name to my heart ( I currently call him Dave) and fulfill some of those desires vicariously. And finally with respect to my projected longevity, Mayo told my wife I could live in to my 90s. She asked if we could back off of that a little. LOL
Best always,
s!
Scott Jensen
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Scott, I'm also with you on who my donor was. I have only written 2 letters but no response yet. I too just want to know a bit about them at least maybe how old and was it a Man or Women. The women part may explain my increase in emotions. But most people I tell that too say I'm just more grateful to get a new lease on Life. Anyway maybe it's tme to write another one. Do you actually pick a certian day to write? Like transplant day or some other milestone?
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I did get a nice card and letter from the lady who received my kidney. I just wrote her back inquiring to get a little more information as I donated through the shared donor program.