Monday, April 6, 2009

Scan it- Save it- Secure it- and Tell Someone!

In today's Globe and Mail, there is an article by a young woman by the name of Karen.
She is in need of a kidney. It will be the second one for her and hopefully it will be ready when she needs it.
She talks about getting a second chance at life and what she has done with her life since receiving her first kidney transplant. She has lived life, taken chances and learnt along the way. She now is wondering did she do enough. Did she say thanks enough for the gift she received.
As Karen ponders her future, and her health situation, the essence of the message I read is to sign your organ donor card. Then tell someone you did it and if something happens to you, your family or friend know exactly what your wishes are. That way if some unforseen event takes you out, your familiy do not have to contemplate this decision for you and your organs. You already made it.
When we created dovetail, it was all about communicating your information to loved ones and this is a perfect example. Scan your organ card into the dovetail organizer along with any other pertinent health information like blood type, medical history, and prescriptions and dosages. It is now in a secure spot for you to give multiple copies of your dovetail organizer to a friend, family member or advisor on a memory stick. For those what if life situations.
Read Burden of Guilt on the Globe and Mail website: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090406.wfacts06/BNStory/lifeMain/home


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