Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Friday Continued from A1 “I thought ‘How in the world did I get cirrhosis? I haven’t had a drink in my life’ she said adding that a lot of people associate cirrhosis with alcoholism “But that’s one of the things people think that isn’t always true a lot of middle-age- d women suffer from cirrhosis and they don’t know why” It wasn’t until August 1995 that Delaney receive! her transplant All she and her family could do was wait That was the worst part Delaney said "I just wasn’t ready to be : done here” she said T really wanted to have a greater influence oa my grandkids They are really just the joy of my life I just wasn’t finished with don't realize how many lives one donor can save: Skin eyes heart liver kidneys—' all of it can come from one donor and each organ or tis- sue could save a life “It (donation) really gives somebody else a second chance at life It really does save lives” shpxaid “I wouldn’t be here enjoying my time with my grandkids Being a grandma is such a good thing I wasn’t ready to Qwo PAYMENT QNO MATTER be done with that” Delaney said she can’t stress enough the importance of being informed about organ donation She volunteers with the Utah Donor Registry to educate high school students and adults about foe need for organ and tissue donors This month the Utah Donor Registry Intermountain Donor Service and organ recipients throughout the state have been working together to let Utah TILL JAN residents know a little more about donation ‘There are really a lot of myths about donation" said Intermountain Donor Service Public Relations Coordinator Ben Dietetic “We are trying to educate the public and let them know foe facts so they can make an informed deci- sion” Dieterle said the most common mythsinvolve religion funerals and the level of med ical care a patient receives Most major religions support organ donation Donations will not prevent an funeral and doctors treat all patients with foe same care regardless of whether they are a donor or not Utah has one of foe highest percentages of people registered as organ donors said Dieterle There are over one million donors who have registered either through the dri- open-cask- et April 25 2003 — All ver’s license division or on the Utah Donor Registiy That’s about 65 percent of Utah residents between the ages of 16 and 74 said Dieterle The goal is to inform the remaining 35 ' percent about organ donation in foe hopes that they may decide to become donors j For more information contact the Utah Donor Registry at or visit the Web site at wwwyesutahorg 1- 2004 a ASKO WHAT BRAND MINIMUM PURCHASi BOSCH INTEREST FRIGIDAIRE GE Appliances HOTPOINT life yet” Then there were the three false alarms that came before the actual transplant “People dial wrong numbers and get the beeper and it would go off” she said So when the real moment came Delaney wasn’t convinced that it was real But it was and before she knew it she was down at LDS Hospital getting a new liver The seven-hosurgery was a success and although her body went through a period of rejection she recovered in about six months and was back to her daily routine It’s been seven years since dim and Delaney said her life is as good as if she had never received a liver transplant She’s learned some valuable lessons from the whole expe- Magic Chef Maytag Miele ur rience though “Use every day to do something good Take advantage of every day Don’t let days go by without telling the important people that you love them” die said : None of this would have been possible without the man and his family who donated the liver Delaney said He wasn’t even technically an organ donor It wasn’t on his driver’s license and he wasn’t registered on the state’s organ donor Web site His wife’s decision to donate was based on a single conversation they had one night when he said that he would want to donate his organs “They had had one conversation and mentioned that he thought it would be neat to donate organs” she said “His wife decided to donate because he was always saving people and this was another way to serve” Without that conversation the liver donor's family may not have decided to donate his organs That’s important for people to know Delaney said “Just because it says ‘organ donor’ on your license doesn’t mean that's what’s going to happen” Delaney said “Make your wishes known because it is your family who makes the final decision’’ Delaney said a lot of people Thermador' VIKING UIOLF FlOC Maytag DISHWASHER Ftge Maytag WASHER DRAWING SATURDAY APRIL 26TH NEED NOT BE PRESENT TO WIN Committed to Serving Ail YoUrApplidnce Needs Best TV ContinnedfromAl The reality movie will get tests this ' several box-offisummer In addition to “Can-cun- ” and “The Quest” — Universal has moved the release of its film to an unspecified date — “American Idol” fans will get “From Justin to Kelly” a cross between fiction and reality that stars the winners of Fox’s breakaway show and is set — guess where? 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