Transplant nurses received worldwide thanks at ITNS Conference in St. Louis
September 26th, 2008 and now you too can read them here . . .

       Photos above: (1) ITNS Nurses reading thank you letters          (2) TRIO members distribute worldwide letters of thanks

      Based on the interest by everyone in reading the hundreds of letters, this section of the TRIO web site delivers on a promise to post the letters allowing not only the attendees to read more of the letters, but also to offer an opportunity for nurses everywhere to share in this unique experience, extending the outreach of gratitude far beyond this single symposium event.  It is hoped that nurses around the world, especially when they may be feeling overwhelmed with the work they do or recent events in their lives, could find comfort and support in reading the many stories and words of thanks here.

    To read those letters (being posted over time, so come back for more in the future when this will grow to several hundred letters...last updated 11/7/08), click on the letters below to view the letter (most PDF downloads are approx 500k).

1. thank you from John, Bruce and Sarah, a heart recipient's family
2. thank you from Sarah, a heart recipient's daughter
   
3. thank you from Debbie, was waiting but just now received her double lung !!!!
   
4. thank you from Don, a heart recipient
   
5. thank you from Betsy, a kidney recipient
6. thank you from Ann Marie, a kidney recipient from her living donor brother
7. thank you from Jerry, a liver recipient
   
8. thank you from Betsy, a kidney recipient
9. thank you from Cynthia, a spouse of her heart recipient husband
10. thank you from Linda, one of 11 kidney transplant recipients in her family
11. thank you from Helen, a liver recipient
12. thank you from Amanda, young daughter of heart recipient father
    
13. thank you from Mary, mother of Melissa, and Melissa, heart recipient at age 7 (now 17)
14. thank you from Tracy, wife of a heart recipient
    
15. thank you from Betsy, a kidney recipient
16. thank you from Dan, heart recipient father of two sets of twin girls
    
17. thank you from Kathleen, a liver recipient
    
18. thank you from Harriet, a liver recipient
19. thank you from Lucy, daughter of a heart recipient
20. thank you from Linda, a donor mother
    
21. thank you from Janet, a heart recipient
22. thank you from Heather, a lung recipient's daughter
23. thank you fromJohn and Carla, a heart recipient and spouse
24. thank you from Lisa, mother of her liver recipient daughter (who now plans to becme a nurse)
25. thank you from Al, age 87, 21 years out with his heart transplant
26. thank you from Abraham, a 2004 liver recipient
27. thank you from mother of a donor daughter, 20 year old Robin (2005)
28. thank you from Tiffany, a two time lung recipient, and author of "Sick Girl Speaks"
29. thank you from Dick, two time heart recipient (first one in 1991), and now a kidney recipient
30. thank you from Yvonne, wife of a 2006 donor
31. thank you from Bruce, kindey recipient 2001
32. thank you from Betsy, recipient of living donor kidney (and sister of Pat, a heart recipient)
33. thank you from Art, a liver recipient
34. thank you from Anita, wife of a two time heart recipient (1990 and 1998)
35. thank you from Andrew, liver recipient 1995
36. thank you from Chad, an altruistic kidney donor in 2007
37. thank you from Dana, a lung recipient in 2003
38. thank you from Don, a heart recipient
39. thank you from Donna, a heart recipient in 2002 (from Alaska)
40. thank you from Dyan, a living kidney donor in 2006
41. thank you from Ed, kidney recipient, 1971 and again in 1980
    
42. thank you from Elizabeth, mother of heart recipient son (new heart at age 4)
    
43. thank you from Eric, a firefighter with a liver/kidney transplant in 2006
    
44. thank you from Evelyn, spouse of deceased heart recipient who lived 17 years of love together
    
45. thank you from Evelyn, second letter of thanks for heart recipient husband's life of 17 years
    
46. thank you from family of lung recipient wife
47. thank you from mother of son who received a liver at 10 mos and is now 9 years old
48. thank you from Gloria, a lung recipient
49. thank you from Holly, a lung recipient
50. thank you from Jack, a heart recipient in '98
51. thank you from Jan, a liver recipient out 11 years
52. thank you from Jan, whose mother was a liver recipient, and husband became a donor
53. thank you from Jane, lung recipient
54. thank you from Jim, transplant recipient from '95
55. thank you from Jim, became a liver recipient in 2001

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Don't forget to also check out the Reactions Page to enjoy even more communications from the event.

    It has been my honor to create this resource and provide a delivery service for recipients and donors all around the world to be able to reach out and thank our nurses in this unique way.

Sincerely,
Jim Gleason
heart recipient, Oct, 1994
e-mail: GleasonJim@aol.com
  
 If you have any questions, please contact Sylvia Leach, Managing Services Director of TRIO National at 1-800-TRIO-386 or sleach@trioweb.org.

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