My Living Organ Donor Story

Fifthelement · March 2020

My condolences to you and your family @1ThoughtKnown.

lastexitlondon · March 2020

My thoughts are truely with you and your bro.
I wish nobody ever had to go through this terrible time. Love rob.

PureandEasy · March 2020

Very upsetting to read this update. Please know that you did give your BiL and his family more time together. Cancer is going to do what cancer does. What you did was selfless . . . you gave the gift of life. None of us live forever, every second you gave him was a gift to the family. God bless you and yours.

1ThoughtKnown · March 2020

PureandEasy said:

Very upsetting to read this update. Please know that you did give your BiL and his family more time together. Cancer is going to do what cancer does. What you did was selfless . . . you gave the gift of life. None of us live forever, every second you gave him was a gift to the family. God bless you and yours.

Thank you (and everyone else) for such kind and thoughtful words. Please believe it means a lot.

1ThoughtKnown · July 2020

It has been just over 4 months since my brother-in-law Steve passed away. Seems like a lifetime ago with the pandemic hitting Canada just as we arrived back in Calgary after he passed. Anyone else who has lost a loved one during these tumultuous times can attest, it’s as if your grieving process has been paused. The human condition to protect oneself during times of uncertainty? Compartmentalize, if you will.

But my heart aches for the family. My wife. My sister-in-law. My niece and nephew. My in-laws. In particular, my nephew (16 years-old) is to begin university studies at Stanford in September (yes, he is very gifted with an exceptional work ethic and drive like his father).

Anyways, I posted here again to help heal. Thanks for reading

Fifthelement · July 2020

Sending your family much love. I imagine that the grieving process has been very difficult and surreal for you and your family. (((Hugs)))

lastexitlondon · July 2020

❤

hedonist · July 2020

I'll always feel a connection to you because of this particular wondrous and precious organ.

While I hope a transplant isn't in my future, we all know that life does what it does - sometimes unfairly.

Thank you for spreading the message of need, and of kindness.

It's so important, so appreciated. I hope it's heeded.

My best thoughts to you, your family, and of Steve's impacts on this world.

1ThoughtKnown · July 2020

@Fifthelement - you are very kind and thank you. Your kind words are so appreciated.

@lastexitlondon - ❤️

@hedonist - I wish you much health and happiness. Should you ever need a living donor (I hope you don’t), I will do whatever I can to spread the word 😎
So many people just don’t understand what they can do to make a difference, and how rewarding it could be. Unfortunately it did not work for us.... but I would do it all over again hoping for a difficult result.

markymark550 · July 2020

I hadn't seen this thread until today. Please know that I am truly sorry for the loss of your brother-in-law. I am in awe of people who can give of themselves so selflessly. It really was such a great thing you did for him. Not only to possibly give him a few more months, but to also connect with him and let him know that he was loved. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

1ThoughtKnown · July 2020

markymark550 said:

I hadn't seen this thread until today. Please know that I am truly sorry for the loss of your brother-in-law. I am in awe of people who can give of themselves so selflessly. It really was such a great thing you did for him. Not only to possibly give him a few more months, but to also connect with him and let him know that he was loved. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

Hey thanks for the kind words 👍. It’s been a rollercoaster for sure... but we must soldier on. He is with us every step of the way 😔

HughFreakingDillon · July 2022

I just stumbled upon this thread, and man, @1ThoughtKnown, I'm truly sorry this happened. I was so hopeful reading the first page. I can't imagine the gut punch it was to you and your family. Very thoughtless of you to do. And you're right, it is a very important message to put out there, to be a donor.

Love and Light.

edit: holy crap I just realized I wrote "very thoughtless of you". I think I mashed up "thoughtful" and "selfless".

1ThoughtKnown · July 2022

HughFreakingDillon said:

I just stumbled upon this thread, and man, @1ThoughtKnown, I'm truly sorry this happened. I was so hopeful reading the first page. I can't imagine the gut punch it was to you and your family. Very thoughtless of you to do. And you're right, it is a very important message to put out there, to be a donor.

Love and Light.

Thanks for the kind words HFD. I encourage everyone to consider being a donor. I would do it all over again in a heartbeat, even with hindsight knowing it wouldn’t be successful.

Revisiting this thread it reminded me of all the kind people in the Forum. This all seems like a lifetime ago, and am still sitting on those Denver GA tix and going on September 22nd.

Additional thanks to you bumping this old thread, as it reminded me of the timeframe of these events.

I will definitely be thinking of my BiL that night. It will probably get quite emotional. If the band plays The End I would probably just break down. It has been a tough song to listen to for a while now, as EV’s lyrics just perfectly encapsulates what he must have felt when he knew there was no hope.

hedonist · July 2022

Funny timing — I just finished the first draft of my will and am donating whatever is usable.

Won’t be much, but still

Definitely some keepers here.

1ThoughtKnown · July 2022

hedonist said:

Funny timing — I just finished the first draft of my will and am donating whatever is usable.

Won’t be much, but still

Definitely some keepers here.

Hey hedo! I’m so incredibly sorry. I’ve been so caught up in my own shit I forgot to check in on how you are doing?

hedonist · July 2022

1ThoughtKnown said:

hedonist said:

Funny timing — I just finished the first draft of my will and am donating whatever is usable.

Won’t be much, but still

Definitely some keepers here.

Hey hedo! I’m so incredibly sorry. I’ve been so caught up in my own shit I forgot to check in on how you are doing?

Hey you! No worries at all — life happens.

I’m okay, thanks; finding out next week if I’m truly out of the woods or looking at a not good diagnosis. I think my head’s in a good place to deal with the latter 🙂

I hope you’re well.

HughFreakingDillon · July 2022

edited for idiocy above.

1ThoughtKnown · July 2022

HughFreakingDillon said:

edited for idiocy above.

Lol. I knew what you meant 😎

1ThoughtKnown · July 2022

hedonist said:

1ThoughtKnown said:

hedonist said:

Funny timing — I just finished the first draft of my will and am donating whatever is usable.

Won’t be much, but still

Definitely some keepers here.

Hey hedo! I’m so incredibly sorry. I’ve been so caught up in my own shit I forgot to check in on how you are doing?

Hey you! No worries at all — life happens.

I’m okay, thanks; finding out next week if I’m truly out of the woods or looking at a not good diagnosis. I think my head’s in a good place to deal with the latter 🙂

I hope you’re well.

First of all… good on you for filling out the organ donor portion of your will.

Second… I have my fingers crossed and will send positive vibes that you get good news next week!

HughFreakingDillon · July 2022

I second that @hedonist. sending good vibes your way.

hedonist · July 2022

Thanks, you two.

Sorry to derail!

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