Support Organ Donation
Today is the 7th anniversary of Kekula's liver
transplant. As she was getting sicker and sicker in her end-stage liver disease,
it was the morning of September 8, 2001 that we finally got the long-awaited
call to head to St. Francis, and by the following morning she had a new liver.
I like to take this opportunity every
year to go off topic and raise a bit of awareness about organ donation. Kekula
is alive today because of Marilyn Santana, the woman who made a decision to be
an organ donor, and her family who supported that decision in their time of
mourning (and who Kekula finally got to meet last
year).Support organ donation. Make sure
Donor is on your driver's license when you renew, and talk to your family about
it so they know your wishes should the time come. Hawaii does not require family
consent to carry out your wishes to be an organ, eye or tissue donor. However,
keeping everyone informed will help avoid any confusion or delays. Print
or e-mail
a family notification card now.
Posted: Mon - September 8, 2008 at 12:23 PM