This a verse that I sent to our son, Ron
a couple of years ago. My son died on April 25, 2003 and as
per his wishes his organs were donated to others so they could
live. I would like to share it all with you so you will
understand why our son is a Hero. Please copy it and carry it
on you everyday and send it to your dear ones. I dedicate this
page to my son, a wonderful caring son and father in life and
a true Hero in death. Have a Wonderful Journey, Son.
RONALD RICHARD GILSON (November 17, 1963 –
April 25, 2003)
“Remember Me”
The day will come when my body will lie upon a white sheet,
Tucked neatly under the four corners of a mattress, located in
a hospital busily occupied with the living and the dying . At
a certain moment a doctor will determine that my brain has
ceased to function and that for all intents and purposes my
life has stopped.
“When that happens, do not
attempt to install artificial life into my body by the use of
a machine and don’t call this my deathbed. Let it be called
the bed of life and let my body be taken from it to help
others lead fuller lives.
Give my sight to the man who has never seen a sunrise, a
baby’s face or love in the eyes of a woman. Give my heart to
the person who has nothing but endless days of pain. Give my
blood to the teenager who was pulled from the wreckage of his
car so that he may live to see his grandchildren play. Give my
kidneys to a person who depends upon a machine to exist from
week to week. Take my bones. Every muscle fiber, every nerve
and try to find a way to make a crippled child walk. Explore
every corner of my brain, take my cells, if necessary, and let
them grow so that someday a speechless boy will shout at the
crack of a baseball bat or a deaf girl will hear the sound of
rain against her window.
Burn the rest and scatter the ashes to the wind to help the
flowers grow.
If you must bury something,
bury my faults, my weaknesses and my prejudices against my
fellow man. Give my sins to the Devil, give my Soul to God.
If by chance you wish to remember me, do it with a kind deed
or a word to someone who needs you. If you do all I have
asked, I will live forever.
Please sign your donor card and give someone the gift of life,
the most precious gift of all.
As
of this date, April 30, 2003, my son has given life and hope
to 4 donor recipients, a 49 year old woman received his heart
and lungs and is doing well so far, a 40 year old woman
received 1/2 of his liver and a kidney and is doing well, an
18 month old child received the other 1/2 of his liver and is
recovering nicely and a 60 year old diabetic man received his
other kidney and is recovering as well.
May 12, 2003 -- All recipients are doing very well. All are
out of hospital except for heart and lung recipient. I am
assured that she is doing very well at this time. Today, I
found out that both of the corneas of my son's eyes have been
transplanted to two young individuals. My heart swells with
pride that through my son's generous donations 6 people have a
chance of leading normal healthy lives.
Again, please
sign your donor card and give someone the gift of life, the
most precious gift of all. Also let your loved ones know that
this is what you want to do so precious time is not wasted at
the time of your death.
I received a thank you card from the triple organ
recipient, a woman who received my son's heart and both lungs.
She had been on oxygen for 13 years and on the organ recipient
list for over 3 years and fading quickly. She is doing
great now and is eternally grateful for my son's generosity in
giving her a second chance at life. I can't express strong
enough how important it is to please get a donor card and SIGN
IT. Give the gift of life to others who are not as fortunate
to have healthy organs. There is a critical shortage of
healthy organs and many people, young and old needing them
desperately. You or someone you love may need a heart or lung
or kidney sometime in the future. Let's make sure there will
always be one available for our friends and loved ones and
needy people all over the world. Please call
1-800-263-2833
or send for your card today. Do this in memory of my
wonderful son. God will bless you for this unselfish act
forever.
There are two steps to using a donor card:
1. Sign a donor card. Organs and tissue that can be
donated include the heart, liver, kidneys, pancreas,
lungs, small bowel, stomach, corneas, heart valves, bone
and skin.
2. Talk to your loved ones about your decision and
give them your signed donor notification card so they can
understand, support and respect your wishes in the future.
It is important they know about your intentions as they
will be asked to give final consent to your organ/tissue
donation in the event of your death.
To get your Gift of Life Donor card, contact :
Trillium Gift of Life Network
155 University Avenue
Suite 1440
Toronto, ON
M5H 3B7
1-800-263-2833
As angels keep their watch up there,
Please, God, let him know,
That I down here, do not forget,
I loved him and miss him so.
If Tomorrow Never Comes
If I knew it would be the last time
that I'd see you fall asleep,
I would tuck you in more tightly
and pray the Lord, your soul to keep.
If I knew it would be the last time
that I see you walk out the door,
I would give you a hug and kiss
and call you back for one more.
If I knew it would be the last time
I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise,
I would video tape each action and word,
so I could play them back day after day.
If I knew it would be the last time,
I could spare an extra minute or two
to stop and say I love you,
instead of assuming you would KNOW I do.
If I knew it would be the last time
I would be there to share your day,
well I'm sure you'll have so many more,
so I can let just this one slip away.
For surely there's always tomorrow
to make up for an oversight,
and we always get a second chance
to make everything right.
There will always be another day
to say our I love you's,
And certainly there's another chance
to say our "Anything I can do's?"
But just in case I might be wrong,
and today is all I get,
I'd like to say how much I love you
and I hope we never forget,
Tomorrow is not promised to anyone,
young or old alike,
And today may be the last chance you get
to hold your loved one tight..
So if you're waiting for tomorrow,
why not do it today?
For if tomorrow never comes,
you'll surely regret the day,
That you didn't take that extra time
for a smile, a hug, or a kiss
and you were too busy to grant someone,
what turned out to be their one last wish.
So hold your loved ones close today,
whisper in their ear,
Tell them how much you love them
and that you'll always hold them dear,
Take time to say "I'm sorry, please forgive me,"
"thank you" or "it's okay".
And if tomorrow never comes,
you'll have no regrets about today.
midi: Wind Beneath My Wings
For the memorial plaque thanks to
vGraffix
Of Edenv
http://edengraffix.bravepages.com
April 25, 2004 - A year has passed. To Read My New Story
My Son- A True Hero
