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Moin, as they say here in beautiful East Frisia. I would like to tell you what I do in my free time. So, I wrote this little report, hoping that it will inspire you and your loved ones, relatives, and friends to think about it and participate.
Briefly about me: I was born in 1976. I have been working for INP (worldwide) since May 2008 (with a brief brake) and am very happy with it. In my spare time I try to educate other people about organ donation and transplantation. I founded an association in 2015 for this purpose with a few of my friends and acquaintances.
The association is called OTO (Organtransplantierte Ostfriesland e.V.). I have been the treasurer since the association was founded and I enjoy it very much. The number of members in our association fluctuates. This is mostly due to the fact that we often have to deal with DEATH. That is not always easy.
At the moment we have 72 people, of which about ten are active and three to four are very active. Where do we educate? At trade fairs and shows, in pedestrian zones and in the showrooms of some banks. We have also stood in front of the soccer stadium of Werder Bremen to raise awareness.
Our biggest (and also most expensive and time-consuming) project so far has been the “Fleet for Life”. In this project, one truck was labeled and financed for each organ donation education. They are permanently driving all over Germany. Currently there are about 350 of these trucks on the road in Germany.
One of our tasks is also to care for waiting patients, transplant recipients, as well as their relatives and friends. We are available for consultation and to answer questions. During our visits to the transplantation centers and the surrounding clinics, we offer information to the affected patients and are available for discussions; naturally this also includes their relatives and friends.
Our contact group meets regularly and consists of various organ transplant patients of all ages. At these meetings, which take place every two months, we exchange our experiences. We also listen to medical lectures and discuss current medical or social issues. Socializing is a big part of it, for example, sometimes we go to dinner together or we go on excursions.
If you or a relative are affected, you can always contact us. You are also welcome at our group meetings at any time. Right now, as I am writing this article, our chairwoman is working on making or ordering auxiliary aids for mouth and nose. About 60 seamstresses are now sewing these masks. We supply association members and risk groups, hospitals, nurses, and much more. All on a voluntary basis. Our association buys fabrics, rubbers, and other things needed for sewing. We rely on donations and are grateful for every Euro we receive. But this is not an appeal for donations!!!
I am looking forward to the fact that after the coronavirus crisis, which you, your relatives and hopefully all of us will survive unharmed, we will at some point be able to return to 100% normality. Then we will be on the road again and we will be able to inform people about organ donation personally on site, participate and present actively at trade fairs and the like with info booths.
More information: www.organtransplantierte-ostfriesland.eu
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