tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post8105906232588699350..comments2024-03-12T18:52:31.920-04:00Comments on Write with Fey: If I Could Donate My Heart / WEPChrys Feyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-90718799972018679632013-11-25T11:08:01.921-05:002013-11-25T11:08:01.921-05:00Thank you, Michelle! I was nervous about sharing s...Thank you, Michelle! I was nervous about sharing something so intimate about myself, but I just felt I had to. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-52232373349059798372013-11-25T11:07:13.183-05:002013-11-25T11:07:13.183-05:00Thank you, Jen! I definitely believe a part of us ...Thank you, Jen! I definitely believe a part of us is still with our organs even if the organ is in another body. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-67864151207940297892013-11-25T11:06:27.283-05:002013-11-25T11:06:27.283-05:00That was my goal. :) Well, not to make anyone tear...That was my goal. :) Well, not to make anyone teary, but to prompt them to wonder what kind of impact they'd have on someone's life if they could donate their heart. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-17009384212333567562013-11-25T09:43:33.832-05:002013-11-25T09:43:33.832-05:00Your piece stirred my emotions and left a lump in ...Your piece stirred my emotions and left a lump in my throat...<br />Thank you for sharing your innermost self, in such a sincere manner. You are so brave. <br /><br />I've never really thought about organ transplant, or the experiences and feelings of the donor and recipient. Now you've given me something to think about.Michelle Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750092836481599870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-60836192943137326872013-11-25T09:27:03.692-05:002013-11-25T09:27:03.692-05:00This is beautiful, Chrys! I've often wondered ...This is beautiful, Chrys! I've often wondered about organ transplants, if a piece of the other person was still, somehow, attached to the heart, or lungs, or kidneys. It's an interesting thought that a part of us may live on in another human. This made me a little teary-eyed. Thanks for sharing this with us<br /><br />JenJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683486631901017529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-49671378682867092192013-11-24T19:55:36.372-05:002013-11-24T19:55:36.372-05:00This was so moving Chrys that I even had tears in ...This was so moving Chrys that I even had tears in my eyes. Knowing how my mother was an organ recipient, not of a heart, but still, a life-changing organ, your story really hit home.<br />Your words are gravitating and emotional on every level. They made me want to know that if something happens to me, my heart will go on by giving someone else the chance to live, feel, love and grow old. Thanks for sharing this. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14498810090279251726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-78520096851474750182013-11-24T11:49:02.467-05:002013-11-24T11:49:02.467-05:00Thank you, Nancy! That is a great idea! It may tak...Thank you, Nancy! That is a great idea! It may take me some time to complete, but I am going to start plotting the story. Thank you for such a wonderful idea!Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-56577315618105745812013-11-24T11:45:50.710-05:002013-11-24T11:45:50.710-05:00Thank you, Denise! Writing this really helped me t...Thank you, Denise! Writing this really helped me to look closely at my situation and to be grateful for my heart even though it likes to cause me some problems every now and then. I am happy to offer my readers the chance to consider such a selfless act too. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-35774581324372982482013-11-24T11:40:04.620-05:002013-11-24T11:40:04.620-05:00Not easy at all, but I am glad I did. I wasn't...Not easy at all, but I am glad I did. I wasn't expecting such a beautiful response from everyone. And thank you for sharing that bit about what studies have shown. That is fascinating and I believe it's true. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-51335044741459249912013-11-24T01:48:07.681-05:002013-11-24T01:48:07.681-05:00Beautifully written. This touched me deeply and I ...Beautifully written. This touched me deeply and I am one who has survived so many things that to be moved any more is difficult. You should turn it into a story and donate the proceeds to the heart foundation if you have the funds.<br />NancyN. R. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174506528962095858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-52110354475378058152013-11-24T00:15:43.210-05:002013-11-24T00:15:43.210-05:00Hi Chrys. I hope you are well and continue to be s...Hi Chrys. I hope you are well and continue to be so. What a heartfelt little essay on the heart. It was very touching, and powerful too. I like the way you consider yourself continuing to live on in the new person once they receive your heart. This puts a whole lot more emotion into the heart transplant operation.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing such deep thoughts and feelings. I hope it was cathartic. It has given all your readers a lot to ponder.<br /><br />DeniseDenise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-67002431655679027022013-11-23T23:50:46.084-05:002013-11-23T23:50:46.084-05:00Chrys, this is really beautiful and very poignant....Chrys, this is really beautiful and very poignant... Not easy to share such thoughts, but I'm grateful that you did.<br />This is especially touching since it appears that the heart is a "little brain" in its own right, studies having shown that it has a very sophisticated nervous system, a circuitry that enables it to act independently of the cranial brain. So stories of people accessing memories or feelings of those who had donated their heart to them might be true...Vesperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417602625059442986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-21727832708204189742013-11-23T10:40:22.171-05:002013-11-23T10:40:22.171-05:00Thank you! We probably do experience love in our b...Thank you! We probably do experience love in our brains, but who knows for sure? My family also has a history of heart problems. I got my diagnosis back and it's good news. As good as it gets when something is amiss, even slightly amiss, with your heart. Thank you for your kindness. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-71206250034070929902013-11-23T10:36:38.067-05:002013-11-23T10:36:38.067-05:00Thank you, Laura! I hadn't either until I expe...Thank you, Laura! I hadn't either until I experienced heart problems and then watched the movie "Return to Me" with Minny Driver where she gets a heart transplant. After that, I couldn't stop thinking about it.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-15466557514915460572013-11-23T10:34:46.769-05:002013-11-23T10:34:46.769-05:00That is very kind of you to say. Pk. :)
I haven&#...That is very kind of you to say. Pk. :)<br /><br />I haven't seen those movies, but I'll make a note to look for them. Thank you!Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-42529328218489888722013-11-23T10:32:59.667-05:002013-11-23T10:32:59.667-05:00Thank you, Jenny! I do love to help people and if ...Thank you, Jenny! I do love to help people and if I can help people after I'm gone then that is even better. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-16544426327227865072013-11-23T10:31:26.036-05:002013-11-23T10:31:26.036-05:00I actually took out a paragraph about that to shor...I actually took out a paragraph about that to shorten the post. I had mentioned that if they found they suddenly hated mushrooms it was because I hated mushrooms while I was alive, and they'd get used to it just as they'd get used to my heart. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-22294455423794741772013-11-23T10:13:02.292-05:002013-11-23T10:13:02.292-05:00This is an interesting take on the whole heart tra...This is an interesting take on the whole heart transplant idea. In human society, we still attach so much emotional significance to the heart when, in fact, it's probably really all going on in our brains. My family has a long history of heart disease so some of this is near and dear. I hope your own issues get resolved before too long.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-46674714056572898152013-11-23T09:47:19.424-05:002013-11-23T09:47:19.424-05:00This is beautiful, I've really never given the...This is beautiful, I've really never given the subject much thought before. Laura Clipsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748489198957473503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-1346652340504032292013-11-22T20:15:20.098-05:002013-11-22T20:15:20.098-05:00Chrys, thanks for giving us another glimpse into y...Chrys, thanks for giving us another glimpse into your beautiful soul. You're truly a gem, and true love will find you one day when you least expect it. <br />This reminded me of the movies 21 Grams and Seven Pounds. Wow those are heavy movies--and very evocative. If you haven't seen them, I highly recommend them both. PK HREZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650153097981426833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-22295851238937547162013-11-22T19:35:38.178-05:002013-11-22T19:35:38.178-05:00Chrys, thank you so much. I'm sorry to hear yo...Chrys, thank you so much. I'm sorry to hear you have been unwell, I do hope that things improve for you. There can be no greater gift than ones own heart. What a compassionate person you are. It's so warming to read something that expresses the generosity and goodness of human beings. Jenny Brigalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10463833821337419039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-15242615400287907892013-11-22T19:32:40.352-05:002013-11-22T19:32:40.352-05:00Very touching point of view. I seem to recall read...Very touching point of view. I seem to recall reading a story about a heart transplant patient experiencing some of the feelings of the original owner--love of certain kinds of food, etc.Scheherazadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08906467791904395295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-78961049319786645872013-11-22T18:30:04.389-05:002013-11-22T18:30:04.389-05:00Thank you, Yolanda! That is an idea. Maybe I shoul...Thank you, Yolanda! That is an idea. Maybe I should print it out and have it added in my Will . . . whenever I create one.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-41187155367886356342013-11-22T17:04:09.156-05:002013-11-22T17:04:09.156-05:00What a lovely sentiment, and so touchingly shared!...What a lovely sentiment, and so touchingly shared! Thank you, and so sorry for your health issues, today so much can be done to help - I hope you are getting and doing all that is possible. Organ donation is a beautiful thing and a letter like that to the recipients would surly help them to accept and heal faster - beautiful!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-86867431605662285482013-11-22T15:20:42.713-05:002013-11-22T15:20:42.713-05:00I've been a registered organ donor since I was...I've been a registered organ donor since I was 16 too. Thinking about people receiving my organs now sounds strange, but when I pass on I would want to help as many people as possible to live long, full lives. Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.com