This is the 5th year I have attended this event at CORE, the Organ Procurement Organization based in the Pittsburgh area. Donor families are honored whose loved one became an organ donor in the previous year. It is always an emotional event for all involved. At the end of the event, everyone gets a balloon for the balloon release as you see here. Many have messages that are special to their loss and all are from the heart.
Two of the speakers were Donor Moms and were especially sensitive for their words and their courage. One of them has a nursing background, and spoke of the value of nurses in the transplant process, from recovery to transplant. I could not agree more and this year will be making a contribution to the continuing education of transplant nurses, which my Donor would certainly be pleased to know. I think she may have gotten that message on my purple balloon I sent heavenward today. Hey Jude, Keep The Faith.
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