{"id":927,"date":"2022-10-02T19:29:50","date_gmt":"2022-10-02T19:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-loudly-donate-proudly.org\/?p=927"},"modified":"2025-07-20T15:02:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T15:02:23","slug":"organ-donation-week-on-ice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/live-loudly-donate-proudly.org\/index.php\/2022\/10\/02\/organ-donation-week-on-ice\/","title":{"rendered":"Organ Donation Week on ice…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Belfast<\/p>\n

Last night’s blog was posted a little earlier than usual.\u00a0 Not because of Strictly Come Dancing (we could watch that on “catch-up”) but because we donned warm hoodies (organ donation-branded, of course) and went off to watch a game of professional ice hockey.<\/p>\n

Not our usual habitat, and we spent some time preparing – how does it work, what’s the rules, how long does it last, how many players, how can you keep track of something so fast..?<\/p>\n

Tickets had been organised for representatives of Northern Ireland’s organ donation groups by the Belfast Giants and\u00a0Donate4D\u00e1ith\u00ed<\/a>\u00a0, the campaign run by the family of 5-year old D\u00e1ith\u00ed Mac Gabhann.\u00a0 D\u00e1ith\u00ed, after four years waiting for a heart transplant, is already a campaigner. He\u00a0commandeered the\u00a0moment\u00a0on the big screens in the intermission’s live interview with his Dad and made his point\u00a0loud and clear \u00a0– “Organ donation saves lives!”\u00a0The information stand in the central place on the Bridge was\u00a0busy\u00a0with people coming to learn more about transplants, meet D\u00e1ith\u00ed and M\u00e1irt\u00edn, and leave inspired to sign the register and talk with others.\"Belfast<\/p>\n

Oh, yes, there was also a great game of ice hockey that we did, more or less, manage to follow, and after all the razzmatazz, the home supporters left the scene happy\u00a0with\u00a0 a 5-0 win.<\/p>\n

A huge (alright then, a Giant) campaign boost for Organ Donation Week in this part of the world.\u00a0 Big team, (some of them very big), big advertising, loud noise, strong message – all that energy and effort channelled into the tiny little bottleneck of a short conversation between a few family members.<\/p>\n

But if that works, it can burst out of the bottle on the other side and\u00a0may spark a new chance of life for one, two, up to nine people.\u00a0 Nine new lives.\u00a0 All their worlds open again, for them, their family, friends.\u00a0 All they can enjoy, say, do, achieve.\u00a0 All they can sing, dance, spin, laugh, create.\u00a0 All they can give, share, inspire.\u00a0 All they can love, and be loved.\u00a0 All that, and much, much more.\u00a0 All from opening a conversation about organ donation.<\/p>\n

It’s worth everything Organ Donation Week can give to it.\u00a0 Can you give it a few more minutes, too?\u00a0 If you’ve already sorted it all with your family, and know what you might each do if it ever came your way, thank you for that.\u00a0 Really, thank you.\u00a0 But don’t stop now.\u00a0 \u00a0 Start a conversation with someone else.\u00a0 Spread it.\u00a0 Pass it on.\u00a0 Live Loudly.\u00a0 Donate Proudly…\"site-logo\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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