"As you might imagine, my donor and his family have been in my thoughts daily. Although I am eternally appreciative of my new lease on life, my gratitude has been overshadowed by my heartfelt sorrow for his family and their loss. I have accepted my gift with great responsibility and with the hope that I can make a positive difference in someone else's life like my donor has done for me,” John Fisher.
John Fisher received a heart transplant on July 30th, 2000. He is the founder of To Transplant and Beyond.
John founded To Transplant and Beyond to give hope, encouragement and support to transplant patients, their families, and friends during a very traumatic time in their lives. And to convey the positive side of transplantation, by showing what can be achieved and by encouraging as many people as possible to join the donor register, so that many more lives can be saved.
Even though John is an ocean away, as I continued to learn more about him and his reasons for founding To Transplant and Beyond, I started to see myself.
You see, we both have accepted our gifts with a great responsibility. We both have a passion to honor our precious gift. And to hopefully make a difference in someone else’s life like our donor’s have made in ours.
For the same reasons John founded To Transplant and Beyond, I founded My Angel Foundation.
John, you are an inspiration to me and too many others! Thank You!
