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+ | ====== Donate Life ====== | ||
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+ | **If you know me**, you know that there are some things that I really really feel strongly about. There aren't a whole lot of them, but they exist, which makes them even more special. This is one of those things. | ||
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+ | **I suppose I should introduce my dad** for those of you who don't really know me. It really started around 1995 when I was about four or five years old. Some years before, my dad had been diagnosed with Hepatitis C, a liver disease that can and will kill if left untreated. At this point in time, however, the disease started becoming a bigger and bigger issue looming over us. I had just begun to comprehend the magnitude of the disease, and the possible consequences. My dad was getting sicker and sicker. He was reduced to sleeping for the majority of the day, a massive change from a man who used to run miles in the mornings. Needless to say, it was scary. However, hope was in our eyes. Around that time, he was near number one on the list for a liver transplant. For those unfamiliar with the idea, a transplant would remove his liver that had been so badly damaged by the disease, and give him a new liver that hopefully is compatible with his body. Any number of things can go wrong, but meanwhile, the disease got worse by the day. | ||
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+ | **To make a long story short**, that liver didn't quite work out. His body was not able to adjust to that particular liver, due to some factor that we do not know about at this point in time. After many more years of stress, he made his way back up the list for another liver. This was a big deal. We lucked out big time. Twice. Through some combination of miracles, excellent doctors, and general modern wonders, he is still alive today, which we are all thankful for. | ||
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+ | **Unfortunately, | ||
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+ | The numbers are pretty grim, but there' | ||
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+ | **Thank you** for taking the time to read this. If you have any questions, or if you just want more information, | ||
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+ | Joshua Wise, 2004-05-23 | ||
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+ | **// | ||