New project I'm starting

> I may have mentioned in a previous post that I work for a tissue bank. We
> recover mostly musculoskeletal tissue like bones from the arms and legs.
> These recovered tissues are used in reconstructive surgery, sports medicine
> surgery and orthopaedic surgery. It is wonderful that people choose to be
> an organ and tissue donor, but when it is a child, it is doubly wonderful.
> They don't choose to be a donor. It is the decision of a parent or guardian
> to make that decision - and usually at the worst moment a person could
> experience. And that decision could make the world of difference to another
> child.
>
> We have replaced elbows and knees of tiny patients, arm bones from children
> with bone cancer and even a ring finger bone from a young women about to get
> married. We deal with OPOs or organ procurement organizations all over the
> country. One of the donors a while ago was a 6 year old child, the daughter
> of a now-employee. One of the things she regretted was not having a lock of
> her hair or a hand print or impression of her daughter. She started a "care
> box" program. The "care box" is given to the donor family and contains a
> receptacle to hold a lock of hair and a clay hand print kit among other
> things. These items are then stored in a drawstring "care bag". I am
> making some of these bags. I have a group of co-workers that meets once or
> twice a month (called the Sit and Stitch) that will work on some of the bags
> as well during our sewing sessions at work.
>
> The bags are made from fabric with butterflies if possible, or from other
> suitable fabric that would then get a butterfly motif ironed on. We can get
> 4 bags from 1.5 yards of fabric. I just got back from the fabric store
> after buying 1.5 - 3.0 yards of every butterfly fabric they carried. I had
> already bought 10 spools of ribbon from AC Moore when they had it on sale to
> use as the drawstrings.
>
> I'm not asking for anything, other than to let your family members know your
> desire to be an organ and tissue donor. In most states, it is the family
> that makes the final decision, even if you have indicated on your driver's
> license that you wish to be a donor. It is the next of kin that is
> contacted first. They need to know whether you wish to donate or not.
>
> And, when you see butterfly fabric, remember the family that may be
> gladdened by the fact that it could have been used in a "care bag" that
> contains a cherished memory of a child or other loved one.
>

: > I may have mentioned in a previous post that I work for a tissue bank.

: > recover mostly musculoskeletal tissue like bones from the arms and legs.
: > These recovered tissues are used in reconstructive surgery, sports

: > surgery and orthopaedic surgery. It is wonderful that people choose to

: > an organ and tissue donor, but when it is a child, it is doubly

: > They don't choose to be a donor. It is the decision of a parent or

: > to make that decision - and usually at the worst moment a person could
: > experience. And that decision could make the world of difference to

: > child.
: >
: > We have replaced elbows and knees of tiny patients, arm bones from

: > with bone cancer and even a ring finger bone from a young women about to

: > married. We deal with OPOs or organ procurement organizations all over

: > country. One of the donors a while ago was a 6 year old child, the

: > of a now-employee. One of the things she regretted was not having a

: > her hair or a hand print or impression of her daughter. She started a

: > box" program. The "care box" is given to the donor family and contains

: > receptacle to hold a lock of hair and a clay hand print kit among other
: > things. These items are then stored in a drawstring "care bag". I am
: > making some of these bags. I have a group of co-workers that meets once

: > twice a month (called the Sit and Stitch) that will work on some of the

: > as well during our sewing sessions at work.
: >
: > The bags are made from fabric with butterflies if possible, or from

: > suitable fabric that would then get a butterfly motif ironed on. We can

: > 4 bags from 1.5 yards of fabric. I just got back from the fabric store
: > after buying 1.5 - 3.0 yards of every butterfly fabric they carried. I

: > already bought 10 spools of ribbon from AC Moore when they had it on

: > use as the drawstrings.
: >
: > I'm not asking for anything, other than to let your family members know

: > desire to be an organ and tissue donor. In most states, it is the

: > that makes the final decision, even if you have indicated on your

: > license that you wish to be a donor. It is the next of kin that is
: > contacted first. They need to know whether you wish to donate or not.
: >
: > And, when you see butterfly fabric, remember the family that may be
: > gladdened by the fact that it could have been used in a "care bag" that
: > contains a cherished memory of a child or other loved one.
: >

> I may have mentioned in a previous post that I work for a tissue bank.

>I may have mentioned in a previous post that I work for a tissue bank. We
> recover mostly musculoskeletal tissue like bones from the arms and legs.
> These recovered tissues are used in reconstructive surgery, sports
> medicine
> surgery and orthopaedic surgery. It is wonderful that people choose to be
> an organ and tissue donor, but when it is a child, it is doubly wonderful.
> They don't choose to be a donor. It is the decision of a parent or
> guardian
> to make that decision - and usually at the worst moment a person could
> experience. And that decision could make the world of difference to
> another
> child.
> We have replaced elbows and knees of tiny patients, arm bones from
> children
> with bone cancer and even a ring finger bone from a young women about to
> get
> married. We deal with OPOs or organ procurement organizations all over
> the
> country. One of the donors a while ago was a 6 year old child, the
> daughter
> of a now-employee. One of the things she regretted was not having a lock
> of
> her hair or a hand print or impression of her daughter. She started a
> "care
> box" program. The "care box" is given to the donor family and contains a
> receptacle to hold a lock of hair and a clay hand print kit among other
> things. These items are then stored in a drawstring "care bag". I am
> making some of these bags. I have a group of co-workers that meets once
> or
> twice a month (called the Sit and Stitch) that will work on some of the
> bags
> as well during our sewing sessions at work.
> The bags are made from fabric with butterflies if possible, or from other
> suitable fabric that would then get a butterfly motif ironed on. We can
> get
> 4 bags from 1.5 yards of fabric. I just got back from the fabric store
> after buying 1.5 - 3.0 yards of every butterfly fabric they carried. I
> had
> already bought 10 spools of ribbon from AC Moore when they had it on sale
> to
> use as the drawstrings.
> I'm not asking for anything, other than to let your family members know
> your
> desire to be an organ and tissue donor. In most states, it is the family
> that makes the final decision, even if you have indicated on your driver's
> license that you wish to be a donor. It is the next of kin that is
> contacted first. They need to know whether you wish to donate or not.
> And, when you see butterfly fabric, remember the family that may be
> gladdened by the fact that it could have been used in a "care bag" that
> contains a cherished memory of a child or other loved one.
> --
> Alice in NJ, Royal Cybrarian
> http://www.ourcyberfamily.us/
> "Just about the time a woman thinks her work is done, she becomes a
> grandmother." Edward H. Dreschnack
>