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Lauren was named Chicopee’s Ambassador for Donate Life New England

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Today was a special day…Chicopee has a new Ambassador.

Lauren Meizo, was given the official title of

Chicopee’s Ambassador for Donate Life New England

Pictured with Lauren is Matthew Boger, State Relations for Donate Life.  They were at the Chicopee Registry this morning, spreading the word.

Lauren’s duties will be to educate, inform and tell her story about organ donation.

If you have an organization, or event that you feel Lauren would be an asset, to the event to speak on this topic, please feel free to contact us.

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My daughter, amazing, strong, beautiful, with a strong willingness to help others.

A very proud mother

Lynne

A note from Lauren ***

I am honored to be thee Ambassador of Donate Life for my community. Spreading the importance of organ donation has become my new passion. I am one of the lucky ones who actually was able to receive an organ, my heart in time. This is not true for all. Currently, over 123,000 people are waiting, many with their lives on hold to hear those five life changing words, “we have found a match!” while others may never get that second chance, all due to a shortage of organs. Before I went through all I did, I never put any thought into organ donation. So now that’s why I am here to encourage others in becoming Organ Donors!

With sincere love & all my heart,

Lauren

Ambassador for Donate Life, NE

Living life again

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This is my daughter Lauren.  A little under 2 years ago she had a heart transplant.

Look at her now.

She absolutely loves taking motorcycle rides.  Being confined in a hospital bed for a little over a year and a half, she loves the freedom she get when she takes a ride.  I was nervous about her getting on a motorcycle, but she is 25 and wants to experience all that life has to offer her now.  Plus we are very picky on whose bike she gets on.

Came across this picture and wanted to share.  Because someone was an organ donor, this picture was made possible.

Lynne

To Remember Me – I Will Live Forever please take a moment to read

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I came across this short story, written by Robert Noel Test.

If you are still wondering if you should sign up to become and organ donor, please read this.  It might put your concerns into perspective.

To Remember Me – I Will Live Forever
by Robert Noel Test (1926-1994)

The day will come when my body will lie upon a white sheet neatly tucked under four corners of a mattress located in a hospital; busily occupied with the living and the dying. At a certain moment a doctor will determine that my brain has ceased to function and that, for all intents and purposes, my life has stopped.

When that happens, do not attempt to instill artificial life into my body by the use of a machine. And don’t call this my deathbed. Let it be called the bed of life, and let my body be taken from it to help others lead fuller lives.

Give my sight to the man who has never seen a sunrise, a baby’s face or love in the eyes of a woman.
Give my heart to a person whose own heart has caused nothing but endless days of pain.
Give my blood to the teenager who was pulled from the wreckage of his car, so that he might live to see his grandchildren play.
Give my kidneys to the one who depends on a machine to exist from week to week.
Take my bones, every muscle, every fiber and nerve in my body and find a way to make a crippled child walk. Explore every corner of my brain.
Take my cells, if necessary, and let them grow so that, someday a speechless boy will shout at the crack of a bat and a deaf girl will hear the sound of rain agianst her window.
Burn what is left of me and scatter the ashes to the winds to help the flowers grow.
If you must bury something, let it be my faults, my weakness and all prejudice against my fellow man.
Give my sins to the devil.
Give my soul to God.
If, by chance, you wish to remember me, do it with a kind deed or word to someone who needs you. If you do all I have asked, I will live forever.

About the Author
Robert N. Test was one of the pioneers in promoting organ and tissue donations. In 1976, he wrote an essay titled “To Remember Me.” It was first published in The Cincinnati Post and later in Ann Landers’ column, as well as in Reader’s Digest.

Lynne

Blogging 101

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This is how I feel after I publish a post.

It’s that moment, right after you hit the publish button.   When I write a post, in the back of my mind, I know people are going to read this.

In my blog, I have been writing about a subject that I am very passionate about.

Let me rephrase that, it’s not a subject, it’s our story.

I make it a point to write a post everyday, and now that I am in the blogging 101 course, I have learned so much.

Writing you thoughts, make you so vulnerable.  You never know who is reading, what they are thinking.  In my post you may agree or disagree with me.  I personally write, to connect with people and to get certain feelings out.

I would like to thank my followers and invite new people to my site.

Please feel free to leave a comment, would love to hear what you have to say.

Lynne