Natasha Richardson

[litzikohanovich]

jynni, I am happy for you and your family. Good vibes to your Dad.

I had thought that Natasha would be a donor -- it just goes along with everything we have heard about her.

[gran4]

My husband recently had a kidney transplant from a live donor While waiting for a family match, he was on the transplant list (donors who have died). It's a mixed blessing waiting for someone to pass away so you can use their organs. You know you will feel grateful, but also somewhat guilty that a family has lost a loved one. I hope the media doesn't try to track down the people who received Natasha's organs.

[litzikohanovich]

I do not think it would be legal or possible for them to track her organ recipients, would it? It is all anonymous, isn't it? (I could be totally wrong.) When my aunt died and her organs were donated, one of the recipients (of her heart) wrote my uncle a beautiful letter, but it was sent to him through the hospital or organization that dealt with the transplant, I believe.

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I believe the whole thing is indeed done anonymously, so whoever got her organs will never know they were from her. The whole process is organized very very carefully with a lot of safeguards in place to protect anonymity.

[Wol]

Mar 24, 2009 21:32:18 GMT -4 @atpeacewithme said:

All the mention of Natasha Richardson's pedigree makes me think, she was a woman of *real* acting pedigree, yet she didn't rub it in everyone's faces. And she was so down-to-earth that she bargain shopped in China and went sight-seeing. What a far cry from someone like Gwyneth who has built an entire image on her "pedigree" and the snobbery that she feels entitled to because of it.

That's because Natasha Richardson's pedigree is real and Fishstick's is largely created. Her entitlement issues mask insecurity. Truly confident people don't show off or gloat because they have nothing to prove to anyone. Like Ms. Richardson, RIP.

[waytoocheerful]

Mar 26, 2009 13:11:09 GMT -4 @roisin54 said:

I believe the whole thing is indeed done anonymously, so whoever got her organs will never know they were from her. The whole process is organized very very carefully with a lot of safeguards in place to protect anonymity.

It may depend on what kind of request the family makes. My aunt was able to meet the man who got my uncle's kidney.

Oprah, ESPN, CNN, and locally this has been covered -- when the University of North Carolina's mascot, Jason Ray, was killed a couple of years ago before an NCAA tournament game, his organs were donated. The recipients found out who their donor was and Jason's parents were able to meet the people who got his heart, kidneys, lungs, etc. One of the surgeons told one of the recipients before he went into surgery for the transplant, something like, "You need to become a Carolina fan."

[soul]

I know we made a request, but the hospital told us that finding out who got the organs is a rare thing, to protect anonymity. I guess that is why they air it on TV.

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This morning I saw a story about a kid who severely hit her head in a fall, but said to her parents that she felt fine. The parents had seen the Natasha Richardson story and brought her to the hospital anyhow. An x-ray showed that she had the EXACT SAME INJURY as NR, and that if action hadn't been taken, the kid would probably have died. Gasp.

So I guess something good can come out of the worst thing... The parents would have taken the kid's word for it that she was okay... if they hadn't seen the story about Natasha Richardson's "mishap" that turned into a tragedy.

[Spinderella]

Mar 27, 2009 9:32:50 GMT -4 @bonsai said:

This morning I saw a story about a kid who severely hit her head in a fall, but said to her parents that she felt fine. The parents had seen the Natasha Richardson story and brought her to the hospital anyhow. An x-ray showed that she had the EXACT SAME INJURY as NR, and that if action hadn't been taken, the kid would probably have died. Gasp.

So I guess something good can come out of the worst thing... The parents would have taken the kid's word for it that she was okay... if they hadn't seen the story about Natasha Richardson's "mishap" that turned into a tragedy.

I completely agree. I know that it is a terrible, terrible thing for someone to have to lose their dear loved one, but if something that was already in motion can bring awareness to the public, it's a good thing.

I'm glad that people are taking the 'better safe than sorry' approach.

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The five-hour scramble to save Natasha Richardson