This weekend, Natalia Ritchie--who's blog I follow and attends the same clinic as me--finally recieved new lungs at the 11th hour. The timing was truly a miracle, had it been a few hours later her brother, father and husband would have been finalizing the living-donor process (and permenantly losing part of their own lung function). OR Natalia would have been too sick and removed from the transplant list, which would have meant certain death.

I've posted her journey from the beginning to follow. If this doesn't show the power of organ donation, then I don't know what else does!

Part One

Part Two

Part Three

Part Four

Current article in the Star:
http://www.healthzone.ca/health/yourhealth/women%27shealth/article/730426--miracle-lung-transplant-call-came-literally-at-11th-hour

Further updates can be found on her blog:
http://natandmarty.blogspot.com/

A lot of us CFers and post transplantees have been joining together in a mission of our own--to raise awareness about organ donation and start a conversation! In an ideal world, I would love for Canada to NOT have the lowest rate of organ donation among industrialized nations. I think we can step that up! No one should have to be on the brink of death waiting for organs... and yet it is very common.