Part of Myra’s email today:
“Last week we received an
update re: a 2-year-old child
who was my patient. He was
brain- dead and was an organ
donor. It was a difficult case for
me and our staff. Last Friday we
got an update on the donor case
outcome. He was able to save
three lives. His right kidney was
given to a 45- year- old mother
of two. She was on the waitlist
for two and a half years. The
transplant was done in St.
Vincent’s Hospital in Los
Angeles ( Kuya Teng used to
work there a long time ago.) His
left kidney was given to a
48-year-old mother of five. She
was on the waitlist for five and a
half years. The transplant was
done in UCLA. His liver was
given to a 2- 1/2- year-old boy
who loves cars, trucks, and
books. He was on the waitlist for
13 days. The transplant was
done in UCLA.These miracles of
life i experience…. I’ve been
talking with somebody whom i
used to work with in PGH
(Philippine General Hospital),
and is now connected with a
Philipppine Medical Association
chapter here and they do
medical missions in the
Philippines, every two years. i
plan to go in 2012. I’m also
planning to coordinate with the
PGH nursing department
(people there whom i know) to
be like a volunteer consultant
and help in educating or
improving nursing care in
Pediatrics which is my specialty.
I’m also dreaming of getting my
Master’s in Nursing and to teach
in the future… ”
Yes. That’s her. My sister.
Reply from Myra (i asked
for permission to publish):
“Yes you can share it. I had a
moment alone with this boy
before he was brought to the
operating room as an organ
donor. I saw Woody and Buzz
Lightyear on his bed beside him.
I checked his hand, in his palm
there were pieces of cheetos
curls. I smiled, he must have
loved cheetos curls. I checked
underneath his sheet i saw more
cheetos around him. As we were
leaving the Pediatric Intensive
Care unit to the operating room
his family was singing a hymn, it
was beautiful and comforting
but very sad. A family member
called out “to infinity and
beyond!”
once, twice, thrice….. like Buzz
who saved the world, he was
indeed a hero. To infinity and
beyond!”
