"In August of 2004, I noticed for the first Time, that something is wrong: even Though I was a sporty and active child of just eleven years, came to me when climbing the stairs, halfway in the air. It felt as if someone had sewn up the air tube.

After my pediatrician affirmed my complaints in a juvenile sort of way, I owe it to the instinct of my mother, we went on the same day to a pediatric cardiologist. There I was examined and directly not instructed to move.

An ambulance took me to the hospital. Even though I was so young, I immediately understood that something was wrong with my body in order. How precarious the Situation was at the time, really, I know, but only afterwards. In the hospital I was transferred immediately into a coma. The diagnosis: myocarditis - an inflammation of the heart muscle that had damaged my heart severely. First, it was tried to improve my condition with medication, after a few months, however, that I could just save a donation heart.

"family is the most important support"

While I was treated to the beginning of my illness in my home town of Bremen and still regularly visit friends and family received, the Situation changed with my transfer to the German heart centre in Berlin in February 2005.

I was lucky in that my mother was with me.My father and my grandmother were each suburb a half of the week. Our family cohesion has been with me at the time of today my family is the most important support in my life. Nevertheless, I missed play Hockey and it fell mirunglaublich hard to know that my friends are carefree on the sport were and were not allowed to move. private

"message tore me up inside"

the Wait for a donor heart to me. In June, it was finally time. My family and I received the first Time the news that a suitable donor organ stood out for me available.

The message tore me up inside. For me it was the Chance of a new life. But at the same time a family grieving somewhere around a loved one.

After thorough investigations, it was found, however, that the heart, the should I get was defective. A Blow-Out. However, lasted not for long: three days later, a new heart for me was found. And this time fit right from the start the around.

On the day the sun was shining and as my favorite doctor in the afternoon, came into the room to deliver the message, I knew immediately that it would now go after long months of waiting -. Organ donors are

According to a survey commissioned by the technician health insurance, 84 percent of the citizen body towards donations in General, rather positive. However, only about 40 percent of the respondents actually have an organ donation card.

Here you can order your organ donor card.

A organ donor card you can use as well to speak of a donation explicitly to resist. A doctor must accept that will. Has decided to a Deceased person for donation is tested in accordance with the final, non-recoverable failure of the brain, whether the organs come up for donation in question. Then you will be taken where appropriate.

the Operation lasted for hours

ran The Operation well, lasted for several hours. Since my own heart was already damaged to strong in order to supply my body with sufficient oxygen, I used directly after my arrival in Berlin in Emergency SURGERY and a circulatory support system – a kind of artificial heart that supports my own heart. In the case of the OP, had to be taken, therefore, first of all, the support system before the new Organ transplant could be discounted.

After the transplant, I was still three weeks in a coma, because I had to struggle with various complications: My kidneys collapsed and I had to be connected for a few days up to a dialysis machine. Fortunately, it regenerates my body and from then on it went steadily uphill. Info: organ donation

For organ donation, two conditions must be met:

• the patient must have been found by several investigations is an irreversible failure of brain function, without a doubt, independently of each other by two different Doctors.
• There must be a consent of the patient for organ donation, in the Form of an organ donation card. There is no statement of the patient to be asked the members to make a decision within the meaning of the deceased.

Donated heart, lung, kidney, liver, pancreas, and parts of the intestine can be generally. It is also possible that certain organs of the donation is excluded.

"The beat of my new heart,"

I remember very strongly at the Moment, as I felt for the first Time, the beat of my new heart in my chest. This gave me a lot of energy and I was overwhelmed. My own heart was so badly damaged that I knew this feeling. Otherwise, the donor heart does not feel foreign.

While I had no power for a few steps, I looked forward to the transplant to the movement. Due to the long time in the hospital bed I had to sit first learn to stand and take the first steps. My goal is to be as fast as possible with my friends on the hockey court, motivated me. private

Won a life time

Today, I live already for more than 14 years with the transplanted heart – longer than with my own – and it goes back to me really well.

I just have to note a few things: Twice a day, I take immunosuppressants, which is driving my immune system down. As a result, I must observe special hygiene rules, but in the meantime, I've gotten used to it. I can again lead a normal life, just finish my master's degree and am in the 2. Hockey League in the goal.

The members of my donor, I would like to thank personally. I want to show you what I was made possible by the Transplantation: for Me, a second life was given. The gratitude for these lessons of life-time accompanies me every day.

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Second chance at life

Many people still do not have an organ donor card. I understand the: Who has been dealing with his own death. However, when I connect to the Thousands of patients (including many children!) think of the hope currently in Germany – sometimes for years – to a suitable donor organ, then this is a Consideration that is worth it. My history shows that organ donation is a second chance at life is made possible.

I see the policy in the duty to change the current Situation. In Europe, we are one of the final lights and involve many organs through Eurotransplant from abroad.

Everyone should worry. After all, what counts in the end is that the patients waiting to be helped and also you get a second chance at life.“ Eurotransplant

The non-profit Foundation Eurotransplant is for the placement of donor organs in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Croatia, Luxembourg, Austria, Schlowenien and the Netherlands responsible. At the Foundation of all patients are registered, the wait on one or multiple organs. So the patients have a higher Chance to get a suitable donor organ.

According to the annual report in 2018, the German Foundation for organ donation in Germany is within the Eurotransplant network, as the country of import. Talk: recipients in Germany will benefit from the higher number of organ donors abroad.

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Date Of Update: 04 June 2020, 17:26