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Give Life 125/365

My friends Albert and Patti got tattoos recently to honor the gift of life that someone gave to their spouses, who each needed a liver transplant. Albert's tattoo says "Give Life" and shows a cross with the green ribbon for organ donation. The dates on the ribbon signify the dates of Julie's two transplants. The first liver that she received on January 2nd, never woke up so she needed a second transplant and received it two weeks later.

 

Patti's tattoo is a butterfly with the green ribbon as the body and the transplant date hovering above. Matt's transplant wasn't an easy one, but 4 months later he is recovering beautifully.

 

The tattoos are on their forearms so that hopefully people will ask about the images. This will be an easy way to talk about being an organ donor and how grateful they are to the donor and the donor family for the gift of life.

 

Albert & Julie and Matt & Patti will no doubt be wonderful spokespeople for organ donation. (Photo #4140672)

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Uploaded on May 5, 2011
Taken on May 5, 2011