Posts Tagged ‘Organ Transplant’
In last’s week’s blog, Organ Transplant – Making the List”, I shared Scott’s story about being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the age of 9. By the age of 38, and with his kidneys beginning to fail, he was put on the national organ donation list. Here is the rest of his story.
Even though Scott had only been on the list for 2 months, a pancreas and kidney became available and Scott
got a call. When organs become available, there are many variables considered when selecting a recipient from the organ donation list, such as: how closely a patient profile matches the organ profile; how urgent the health situation is for the patient; and the logistics of getting the organ to the patient in time before it deteriorates.
I have known Scott since grade school. He has always been a very gifted artist. When the rest of us were
drawing stick people, Scott was drawing superheros that looked like they came out of a comic book. By high school he was painting wonderful pictures of wildlife. It was in high school that I learned that he suffered from Type 1 Diabetes (Juvenile Diabetes).
Recently, Scott and I reconnected in Facebook. I learned that his niece, Anna, was diagnosed in 2008 with Type 1 Diabetes. He also told me that he was the recipient of an organ transplant. I found his story interesting and I asked him if I could share it in my blog. Here is
his story.