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In Memory of my son Christopher.

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On January 13, 2007, my son who was injured in a wreck while my father in law was driving passed away. His injuries were all head trauma, so we were able to donate his organs. Today, we wen to the local Life Gift Organ Donation Center and had our picture taken to be one of the 12 families featured in their 2008 calendar. It was a great honor that Christopher's story was so special and touching to them that they wanted everyone to know it. My wife and I are going to begin volunteering next year with them to increase awareness about organ donation. I will post information about how to get the calendar when I know.

Christopher's heart went to an 18 month old girl in California, his liver went to an 11 month old boy in Dallas, and two men in Texas received his kidneys. All transplants were successful and the recipients are home doing well.

This post is not looking to make people feel sad or loooking for sympathy. We are using his memory and story to promote the positives of organ donation.
 
I don't want to take away from your message, but you might get more traffic if this had been posted in a more general forum and not the ball python discussion forum.

My condolences for the loss of your son.
Robert Charvat
 
My condolances to your family for your loss.
It is great to hear you donated his organs to help others and that you are going to volunteer. I speak from experience. I myself had to have a kidney transplant 3 years ago this December 10th.

David Edmonds
 
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It is wonderful that your family was able to help so many young people in such a tragic time. It is so awful that you lost Christopher, but I am happy that other families will get to have more time with their loved ones because of his passing. I hope you can continue to help spread the word, it's a great thing to have a donor card.

Best Wishes,
~jessi
 
Organ donation is an amazing thing. I'm so sorry for the loss of your son...I can't imagine losing my daughter. Even saying those words hurts my heart and scares me beyond anything else. But your son did not die in vain -- in death, he gave others life where they may have had no other chance. That is the greatest gift he could have ever given anyone. As a parent, I know you must hurt every day that he isn't with you -- and it is wonderful that you're turning that pain into something positive to help others and increase awareness for a cause that is often overlooked and not known about. I for one am an organ donor and a brain donor for scientific research. I would do the same for my daughter. Thank you for sharing with us.
 
I am so sorry for your loss. :( Thanks for sharing an inspriational story. Your son's memory will live on because of your generosity. :yesnod:
 
Jody, I am very sorry that you lost your son. Organ donation is one of the most giving and generous things a person can do for another. When my son died we chose organ donation as well, and I know that is what he would have wanted.
 
Thanks

Jody, I'm sorry to hear about your son...my son suffered severe head trauma from a motorcycle crash in July and still has not really woken up. Your outcome puts things in perspective for me...it could always be worse. Thanks, Dale
 
I am so sorry for your loss. Organ donation is a beautiful gift.

When my husband passed away it really helped to know that his gift would go on to help others. Because of a mess up at the hospital which delayed havesting, they were only able use his bones, which I was told by LifeBanc could help up to 85 people alone. Donation was something that he felt strongly about and has actually changed my mind to add that to my drivers lic when it comes up for renewal next year.
 
Jody, Kelli and those others that have made this kind of difficult decision to release organs for donation...I simply stand in awe of you. As any parent would do, my guts clench and my heart skips a beat to think of having to face that situation. You faced it, you found the strength to share your love for your child by helping other children (and adults) to continue to live. Even in a time of the worst kind of grief and shock, you stepped up and sent your love out into our world through this donation of life. There are heroes in our world that we see in the news but you folks, well you stand in my mind as the strongest of the strong. Thank you.
 
There was not even a moment of hesitation when we got the call from the place. It does help ease the pain a little bit to think that a part of him lives on. Really anything I can do to remind people of his life helps, as I am sure Jody and anyone else that has lost a child knows too well. As long as I have air in my lungs Hayden will not be forgotten. He is the hero, not me.

SAVE A LIFE- BE AN ORGAN DONOR
 

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