Hi Tom, you still inspire me every day. Thank you for the gift you've given all of us, a reminder to live life joyfully and fully...keep in touch, and you know the welcome mat is always out.

You are so brave& uplifting....thank you,Tom..you could go on a speaking tour. You have a winning personality&s peaking voice as well!

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Outstanding bravery, you’re a very inspirational person. May god bless you. ❤️❤️❤️🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

Thank you for sharing your experience. I hope you're fine and doing well.

my ten year heart transplant anniverary was jun 16, 2022!

@@rebeccagillis4018wow how are you today ?

Good luck, stay positive!

@@jimmyribshite7092 thank you very much!

I am so sorry for your loss. My sister died the day after her 23rd birthday last week from an accidental drug overdose. She saved four lives with her organs, including an 11 year old girl who received her heart. Your son and my sister have died as heroes and we can take comfort knowing that they live on in their recipients.

@@jakilope yes they will. Of all the bad it's the only good thing to come of the situation. I know people die at various ages. One just never expects it to be your loved ones.

@@christineshultz7615 Exactly. You watch this happen to other people, while you're under the illusion that you and your loved ones are invincible. Then it happens, and it's completely surreal. It still doesn't feel real to me. I wish I could bring them both back, Christine. No one deserves for their life to be cut this short.

Bruno, normally the vital organs are received from a person who was previously healthy but then suffers a tragic accident. Their brain has been injured or without oxygen for a period of time, and the person was placed on life support machines by medical people and tested for brain activity. After thorough tests, it can be determined if they cannot regain consciousness. Then the decision is made to seek the possibility of organ donation of healthy body parts. Their blood is tested for blood type and screened for infectious diseases and other things. This information can be placed into computer databases that match up needs of people who are elsewhere. If a person needing a vital organ is a match and is able to receive the organ, then arrangements are made to have the organ recipients(s) ready with a team of surgeons and the donating person undergoes surgery and the organs are transported quickly to all the places that they are needed. Making our wishes known to family and on our driver license helps to speed this process that gives life at a very tragic time. Often one donor can help several other people. Other organs that we can live without, such as one kidney, part of our liver, or bone marrow are given from people who continue to live. This is a very good question you asked.

Imagine someone gets in a car crash, and they sustain a brain injury which progresses, and then they're declared brain dead. Their organs can be maintained on life support, but the person is dead. There is no brain function. That person might be able to donate a heart. Any disease or injury where someone ends up brain dead, they might be able to donate those vital organs. I'm also not a doctor!

I'm appalled that the brain dead diagnosis is so ambiguous. There's reports of people who were declared brain dead and about to donate organs only to wake up before the organ harvesting. I'm appalled that an organ donor is worth millions to a hospital. The donor may not get anesthesia just paralytics while they are dissected. Organ donors need better informed consent. Not only that, families are bullied into organ donation. Families have no say in medical care once someone is declared brain dead. Respect for human life has a website to discuss

Hi Dilma, still waiting? Hope u recover from your disease

@@BrunoSantos-kj2ud Hi, Yes I'm still waiting for surgery. Haha ,I haven't recovered. On Oxygen continuously. Not working. House bound. How are you doing?

@@dilmasiriwardana9282 that sucks... Hope you get the transplant that you need quickly and a much faster recovery. May I ask your condition? The problem with your heart.

that is amazing! eg "Hey do you know Tom? He's a fun guy!"

Truth & Life App John 6:54-57 54 he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. 55 For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. 56 He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him. 57 As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so he who eats me will live because of me.