Tonya waited almost eight months for her lungs if I remember correctly. She was in the hospital longer than Suzanne was. I talked to Tonya more than I do Suzanne and so when I thought I was ready to go and see Tonya I thought I could handle what I was about to see. She was beautiful despite the tube she had in her throat. In fact she made that tube look good. Her cheeks had so much color in them. Her eyes so full of life. I was speechless. I started to choke up a little bit and she reached for my hand. I told her I was okay but in reality I wasn't. She knew that. I thought that I was going to lose another friend to CF and seeing her lying there with full color to her face was very overwhelming.
I had gone throughout my life thinking that birth was the miracle of life. Seeing Tonya and Suzanne changed my perspective. Organ donation is wonderful. It gives people a second chance. Wonderful people like Suzanne and Tonya. Organ donors and their families are my heroes. They give people a second chance at life.
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