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Hello - My name is Lucy Pearson
• Bounce on a bouncy castle and a trampoline I had my ups and downs during my first year post transplant, but at the moment I am well. I do also have medication to take so that my body doesn't reject my new heart (or new engine as I refer to it). I can do lots of things that I could have only dreamed of before. One of which is laughing - mummy and daddy were amazed when I started laughing days after my surgery. We also realise that none of this would have been possible without the fantastic gift that some selfless person and their family have given me. We can never thank these people enough, words cannot express how my parents feel. Their way of thanking them is by making sure I take all of my medications on time and by helping me achieve all of my dreams. Many people stop my mummy and daddy in the street to ask how I am and to say that because of me they have joined the NHS Organ Donor Register. This is all we have ever wanted to achieve; to get people thinking and talking about organ donation. The lists are going up and people are dying waiting for an organ to become available for them. I am definately amongst the lucky ones to receive my organ in time. If you have never thought about it before, please think about joining the NHS Organ Donor Register. After your death you could be able to help someone else out there who is in desperate need of a life saving transplant, they too will then be able to live a life that they may have never experienced. You can either go to ww.UKTransplant.org.uk or call 0845 60 60 400, this will take you through the registration process. Remember, talk to your family about your wishes, it is a hard subject to discuss, but one that would mean so much to others. Please think about it today ... organ donation, so life can go on. Thank you Lots of Love
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Yes! 29years post heart transplant and still going strong. "It doesn't really matter when we die, how we die or why we die. Regards Tony |
I am 8 years old and received the Gift of Life during the summer of 2006. Having a new heart is enabling me to do all of the things I have never been able to do before: 
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