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⌈ Secret Post #3408 ⌋

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Comments

Re: Craft thread

[herpymcderp]

Ours gives you a few options as far as contacting the family of deceased donors... they heavily encourage you to write a fully anonymous letter of thanks or a note of some sort to begin with, or you can send some token to them (a piece of art, etc). If both parties agree, there is also the option of the transplant society sharing personal information on behalf of both parties in case the donor would like to meet the donor's family and vice versa.

I opted not to do any of the letter writing or meeting, due to an experience I had with an award I received when I was a teenager that was donated by a woman who said I reminded her exactly of her daughter. ...Who had passed away at my age.

It was extremely creepy, and I really didn't enjoy the expectations of strangers being thrust on me like that. Giving a piece of art seemed a better way to signify that their (I assume son)'s death wasn't for nothing without opening myself up to someone else's emotional trauma.

Re: Craft thread

[belladonna_took]

That's interesting. Thanks for sharing!

Having the really freaky experience of looking almost identical to my dead mother as I've aged, I kind of understand that. The way a lot of people who knew her look at me and want to hug me and cry at me has always made me so uncomfortable. I just let it happen because I don't like to be a jerk but it's really different from the way I deal with my own emotions.

I hope both you and the donor's family are doing well. I imagine it's not an easy process from either side of the equation.