Goodbye again

Received news of the death of another local transplant patient.  I have no idea what the cause was, but it brings home the fragility of life that a transplant patient lives everyday.  May he rest in peace and his family remember all the extra days they were able to share together.

It is also interesting to watch the storyline on "General Hospital" right now.  I remember when the character "Maxie" got her heart quite a while ago...it was one of the most touching programs I've ever seen.  It showed the anguish of parents who had a child that was dying and were the aunt and uncle of the donor.  They've downplayed the character until recently when she came down with a case of "pneumonia".  Now, the writers are doing a good job of showing the vulnerability of transplant patients.  It appears that there is going to be a health crisis....the question will be whether it is a quick TV healing or if they will play the storyline out as they should.

But, all of this has once again reminded me of how fragile life for a tranplant patient can be and how we should live our life with no fear, but with determination to do all we can as long as we can.  I just hope others can believe in that as well and give us the benefit of the doubt that we are strong enough to handle what comes.