JBInvolved

About Me

Wow have I lost track of the time. I cannot believe it has been over a month since I have written an entry and it feels like it was last week. Time is flying this year and days are getting away from me. I have learned so much and feel I have grown even more.  My ideals are changing, my surroundings are improving and my life is evolving into something I never imagined for myself. I know, big dreamer.

I never pictured myself being in the kind of position I am in now. I don’t really know why, maybe it was because, between work and school full-time, I didn’t have time to think that big . It truly is amazing what you miss when your head is stuck in a text book, reference book, power point presentation etc. I did not have time to think about my future goals or ambitions. Now all of a sudden they are staring me in the face.

I am educating the community and health care professionals on organ donation. I am helping build better relationships between Mid American Transplant Services and our regional hospitals; generating ideas that our CEO would like to take through out the entire region. I am loving the professionalism that is within my new position; working with surgeons, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, planning conferences and meetings. On top of all that I AM SAVING LIVES!!! I have helped with 12 donors in four months, totaling 46 LIVES SAVED and who knows how many others improved through tissue donation.

That is just what is happening in my professional life. Personally I am joining a charity called H.O.P.E Sertoma. This is a local charity that has been designed by women to help raise funds for those suffering from pediatric emergencies. I am also awaiting a response from the March of Dimes local Board of Directors to hopefully become the newest member. I am finding community members that have been touched by organ donation in some way and asking them to be volunteers for us. To share their story and spread the amazing news about organ donation and what it is doing for people across the nation.

I have so much more to tell and write. This position is keeping me extremely busy and fulfilled in my career. I truly hope to get back on track with this because I really feel it will be another means of education and awareness for many causes.