This is my neighbor Scott. You can tell by that smile that Scott is a big hearted guy who would do anything for anyone – even a stranger.
In a parking lot he came to the aid of a woman in distress. Gun shots were fire. When the smoke cleared, Good Samaritan Scott’s right kidney was shattered by a senseless act of gun violence. A few years later, the remaining kidney was destroyed by papillary necrosis from taking Aleve.
Good Samaritan Scott needs a kidney. He’s not the kind of guy who ever asks for anything – not even to borrow a lawnmower. Scott’s family members have already been tested and are not a good match.
When I was 2 years old, I ate a box of sugar-flavored rat poison so my kidneys are not donor worthy. And I may one day be in Scott’s position and need that kidney my little sister says she’ll give me.
We never know the joys, surprises and challenges life will bring. All we can do is say yes to life. Carpe Diem every day. Three years ago, my big sister, Connie, was watching the Super Bowl, giving horsey rides to the grandkids, laughing and rolling on the floor, living life to its fullest like she always did. She got a headache. It got worse. She went to the hospital. Four days later she died from a brain tumor she never knew she had.
When my Dad and Connie’s husband, Don, fell into each other’s arms, Don whispered, “At least one good thing has come from this awful mess, we donated everything we could. That is the blessing that gives me strength.”
We are all donors. We are all acceptors of others’ gifts. We are all connected in this circle of life. You can complete the circle and pay-it-forward, by signing up here, on this website. Thank you, from all of us.
High concentration of Azithromycin in infected tissues is also caused by the fact that phagocytes and macrophages transport it to the site of infection and release in the area of inflammation. Azithromycin is prescribed in case of illness or injury at the time.
