Nepatsg.org
Title
Northeast Pennsylvania Transplant Support Group
Description
Thousands of organ transplant recipients are alive and well today after once being told that they had only months to live. To the average person, detached from personal contact with an organ recipient, transplant surgery holds the mystic quality of a miracle cure. It is undeniably a miraculous advance in medicine. For those who have endured the seemingly endless wait for an organ donor and have finally undergone transplant surgery, it is indeed a chance for a new life after years of illness.
In many cases, however, this new life brings with it a new set of problems. Transplantation does not mean an easy return to a normal life. Transplant recipients face lives that can be difficult socially, psychologically, and financially. They must take medication daily and remain constantly aware of possible infection. In addition to these physical concerns, they must deal with the high costs associated with organ transplantations. Because of their experience these people share a special bond of understanding and inner support, the same union one might find among soldiers who fought the same war and in many ways are still fighting it.
Northeastern Pennsylvania Transplant Support Group (NEPATSG) helps to bring these people and their families together with those who are candidates for transplantation to help them cope with their ongoing personal and psychological needs.
