Tag Archives: organ donation

Reliving and Remembering 25 Years Ago Today

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Greet Grief

There are days in your life that replay over and over in your memory and this will be one I never forget. It is Tuesday, February 13th, 1990. My husband Chris goes to his roofing job before sunrise, not waking … Continue reading →

Posted in Bereavement, death, Faith, family, Friends, Grief, grieving, My story, Organ Donation, Widowhood | Tagged accident, CPR, death, friend, funeral home, grief, hospital, husband, mother, organ donation, pastor, work | 14 Comments

April – Time For Your Greatest Donation

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Greet Grief

I see him lifeless and feel his cold, ashen face. I hear the story of the paramedics and the effort to revive him that did not succeed. Somehow I am still standing as the reality of my husband’s death becomes … Continue reading →

Posted in death, Faith, Grief, grieving, Lessons from others, My story, Organ Donation, The Gifts of Grief | Tagged bone, corneas, death, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Transportation, heart valves, husband, lifeless, organ, organ donation, paramedics, procurement coordinator, recipients, Religions, tissue, transplantation | 8 Comments