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10 Reasons To
Become A Living Donor
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Your gift can give someone
else the chance to live!
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A few days of recovery can
mean so much to someone who is hanging on to life by a thread.
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Only 1 person in 20,000
finds a match, sometimes only 1 in 100,000 or more depending upon your
race. If you join
the registry, you can increase the chances of others finding that
match. This is especially important if you are a minority as the
vast majority of present registered donors are Caucasian. There
is a dire need for other racial groups. Please consider joining
the registry.
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You never know when you,
or a loved one, might be in need. If more people like yourself
join it will increase their chances of survival in the event of a
diagnosis.
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It's the right thing to
do. You will make a difference.
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You could be saving
someone's little girl, little boy, sister, brother, mother, father,
grandmother, anyone.
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There are about 34,000 new cases
of leukemia alone every year. Only 1.7 people out of those 34,000 will
find a matching donor.
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About 23,000 people died
of leukemia in 2004, approximately 500 of them were children
0-14 years of age. You could be the key to increase their
survival rate.
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Because children shouldn't
have to die before they are old enough to go to kindergarten.
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You may be the special
somebody that allows someone to have the chance to love, marry, have
children, make a difference in the world.
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The world needs all of our power
and love and energy,
and each of us has something that we can give.
The trick is to find
it and use it, to find it and give it away.
So there will always be more.
We can be lights for
each other,
and through each other's illumination
we will see the way.
Each of us is a seed,
a silent promise,
and it is always spring."
--Merle Shain
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Inspiration
"It is better to light candles
than to curse the darkness.
It is better to plant seeds
than to accuse the earth.
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The Starfish Thrower |
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Once upon a
time there was a wise man who used to go to the ocean to
do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach
before he began his work.
One day he was walking along the shore. As he looked
down the beach, he saw a human figure moving like a
dancer. |
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He smiled to himself to think of
someone who would dance to the day. So he began to walk faster
to catch up.
As he got closer, he saw that it was a young man and the young man wasn't dancing, but instead he was reaching down to the shore, picking up something and very gently throwing it into the ocean.
As he got closer he called out, "Good morning! What are you doing?"
The young man paused, looked up and replied, "Throwing starfish in the ocean."
"I guess I should have asked, why are you throwing starfish in the ocean?"
"The sun is up and the tide is going out. And if I don't throw them in they'll die."
"But, young man, don't you realize that there are miles and miles of beach and starfish all along it. You can't possibly make a difference!"
The young man listened politely. Then bent down, picked up another starfish and threw it into the sea, past the breaking waves and said ...
"It made a difference for that one."
Author Unknown Paraphrased From:
The Star Thrower by Loren Eiseley
http://www.paradiseawaits.com/Starfish.html |
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Dream
Universe
Author: Alesis,
written on 20 Feb 2006 @ Coffee Pavilion, Syracuse, NY. |
I had a dream
About some
Abstract concept I wanted
To Achieve
As my consciousness
Shifted to reality,
The concept began
To decode itself
As time went by,
The dream sequence
Became intertwined
With my existence.
Abstract ideas
Manifested into
My life-grid,
My higher plan. |
As days go by,
I see this dream
Unfold before me.
I'm in the
Process of making
This goal a reality.
I'm reaching out
To save a life
To better someone's world.
And I'll do all
I can within
my power to
Make this goal complete.
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