So this came to my attention
It's really set my mind going. I have to admit that it's something that has passed through my mind on occasion what I would say to the family of the person whose lungs I receive. I have a little more experience in this than most people would have as I already had one transplant and gone through all the emotions of how to thank the person responsible for saving your life. Of course in that instance I could actually say thank you to my sister whose bone marrow I received. With the next transplant it will of course be the family of the donor I thank and it just seems to me that it will be much more important how I express my thanks in that situation.
Clare knows how much her bone marrow donation means to me and I can express that any time I choose to. As it happens I choose not to actually do so because it kind of passes between us unsaid but I know that I can choose to put it into words whenever I feel like it.
Where I have to thank a grieving family there is significantly more pressure, even more so now I can now see all the beautiful ways in which people have expressed their gratitude before me, but mostly because it's something that is cast in stone and will be cherished. I need to get it absolutely spot on.
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