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Meeting Susan

Wow, what a thrill. This past Sunday, after nearly two years of heart-wrenching anonymity I had the opportunity to meet my recipient, Susan. She is a 59-year-old woman from Chicago who spends her time working to save animals and volunteering at her friends' churches. She was so grateful and warm, and meeting her was a moment I will surely never forget. 

 

We were both flown in by the Gift of Life to Boca Raton, Florida to meet for the first time on stage to kick off their winter fundraiser, the Walk for Life. As I stood beside Susan for the first time, with the national anthem blaring in the background, I couldn’t help but look out over the crowd, feeling like an olympic athlete. This was my gold medal moment. 

 

I want to thank everyone for your continued support along this journey, this is certainly still the beginning of a life long relationship between myself and this incredible organization.   

 

For those interested, here is a news clip from the day of the walk: https://www.myworldnews.com/Channel/167-wptv/Story/360092-donor-and-patient-meet.

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