Organ Donation and Transplant Blog

Wanted: TV Organ Donation Awareness Drive

December 16, 2010

Although we are long past the days of needing a double-lung transplant for my husband, we are both actively involved in continuing to support organ donation awareness. That’s why I was excited to come across an article online where the parents of an organ donor were not only featured on the news but the news [...]

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The Caregiver’s Gift

December 14, 2010

I was recently thinking about how far we have come through my husband’s Cystic Fibrosis (CF), his 9-month long stay on a ventilator to keep him alive and his miracle double lung transplant. You would think that my mind would wander from one traumatic time to another over those many years but my mind kept [...]

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My Thanksgiving Blessing

November 29, 2010

Back in 2002, my husband was put in a ventilator to help him breathe – on Thanksgiving morning. A few days before, he was admitted to the hospital with walking pneumonia. It wasn’t until they placed a chest tube during the 3rd day that my worse nightmare and my true blessing happened. Due to his [...]

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We’re Now a 2-Illness Family

November 22, 2010

I’ve been quite and if you check with my husband he will tell you that my being quiet is no short feat. Usually I’m the one to tell everyone about the Hubs’ Cystic Fibrosis and double-lung organ transplant. Yes, I scream it from the top of the roofs because it is a testament to his [...]

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Rounding up the Health Insurance Ducklings

November 19, 2010

Our COBRA is about to run out. As of December 1st, 2010, my husband I will not have health insurance coverage. I can handle being without healthcare insurance but it’s quite different when your husband is a Cystic Fibrosis (CF) double lung transplant recipient. Not to worry though – we have it all under control [...]

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3rd Party Websites Don’t Donate Proceeds!

November 4, 2010

Together, with your support, we have raised a total of $2,385.93 this year to help organ transplant recipients with their medical costs at the UW-Madison Hospitals in Madison, Wisconsin. Every cent of the proceeds from our website are donated to charity. However, if you don’t purchase your organ donation or transplant awareness directly through the [...]

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Free shipping on orders of $50 or more!

October 25, 2010

From October 25th through October 28th, 2010, we are offering FREE SHIPPING on your order of $50 or more at our Angel Cove Organ Donation and Transplant Awareness Shop. There’s you’ll find hundreds of customizable organ/tissue donor, transplant recipient and family health awareness support t-shirts, sweatshirts, bumper stickers, gifts and apparel featuring original art designs [...]