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1st Amendment ~ Please note that this is a personal journalist effort by a heart transplant patient. Any reference to volunteering, other patients, medical practioners, family members, physical places or locations will be based on composites of of real and fictional people and may be antedotal in nature.
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Tag Archives: Hero
5,000 Days
“if we step back and rest, we will see the wholeness in it all. We will naturally apprehend the good in how things are, taste the underlying strength, beauty, and wisdom that lives even in the difficult days, take delight … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Insight, General, Heart Transplant
Tagged 5000 Days, Benny Keith Ward, Donor, God, Heart, Hero, Life, Love, Miracles, Transplant
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Supporting Role
With the Oscar’s coming up …….. “Everyone’s a hero in their life’s story. Try playing a supporting role and you will have learned the art of being a friend.”
Posted in Daily Insight, General, Heart Transplant
Tagged Friend, Hero, Life Story, Supporting Role
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Intersecting Lives
“It is because the human spirit knows, deep down, that all lives intersect. That death doesn’t just take someone, it misses someone else, and in the small distance between being taken and being missed, lives are changed.” ~ Mitch Albom; … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Insight, General, Heart Transplant
Tagged Donor, Donor Family, God, Heart Transplant, Hero, Lives
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11th Anniversary – A Day of Gratitude
“A hero is somebody who is selfless, who is generous in spirit, who just tries to give back as much as possible and help people. A hero to me is someone who saves people and who really deeply cares.” ~ … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Insight, General, Heart Transplant
Tagged Death, Destiny, Fate, Gratitude, Heart Transplant, Hero, Life, Love
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Remembrance
“A life that touches others goes on forever.” Eleven years ago today, my hero, Benny Keith Ward, passed away at age 27. A loving family lost a son, a father, a brother, a nephew, a friend ……… I will NEVER … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Insight, General, Heart Transplant
Tagged Death, Heart, Hero, Life, Remember, Remembering, Remembrance
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Be a Hero
“Courageously choose the harder, loving way. Even if no one notices or appreciates it, God is applauding.” ~ Pat McDaniel
Posted in Daily Insight, General, Heart Transplant
Tagged Courage, God, Hero, Loving
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Who Lives Inside Your Head?
“Who lives inside your head? The hero of your story OR the victim of someone else’s?” ~ Tony Curl
Posted in Daily Insight, General, Heart Transplant
Tagged Hero, Inside your head, Story, Victim
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3,500 Days of Memories & Blessings
“We’re weird roman candles burning bright at both ends. At the end of the road’s where this story begins. Where the green of the gulf meets the blue of the sea. What makes it all happen is still a mystery … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Insight, General, Heart Transplant
Tagged blessings, Donor, Friends, God, Grateful, Gratitude, Heart Transplant, Hero, Miracles, Prayers
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Hero – Tragedy
“Show me a hero and I’ll write you a tragedy.” ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Tagged Daily Insight, Hero, Tragedy, Writing
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Happy Valentine’s Day – National Donor Day
“And, in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make.” ~ Paul McCartney Happy Valentine’s Day to all …… I hope your day is filled with LOVE. Today is also National Donor Day. Today is … Continue reading
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Tagged DonateLife, Happy Valentine's Day, Hero, Life, Love, National Donor Day, Register, UNOS
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