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The Gift of the Cardinal
Written by Peter Jager <President of Novartis Korea
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Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou£hwan passed away on February 16 leaving the last words "Thank you¡¦Please love each other." Throughout his life,until the day he deceased,he always was a most generous man,touching the hearts of people.The ultimate 'gift of life' was the donation of his own corneas to patients in dear need of cornea transplantation.This act not only gave eye sight to at least one patient,but also reminded the entire community of the importance of organ donation in general.Despite tireless efforts by the Korean Transplant Society to raise awareness on organ donation,the topic does not get the attention it needs.Cardinal Kim realized this very well,and we are extremely grateful as his legacy will always be connected to the 'Gift of Life',and many transplant patients£to£be will owe their lives to this exemplary act.
Organized by Seoul National University Hospital,Transplantation Center,the company where I work supported a Himalaya expedition team with 10 organ donors and recipients as well as medical professionals and alpinists to climb to a Himalayan mountain during last December.Through the challenging climbing to the top of the 'Island Peak' at 6189 meters,'The Himalayan Expedition Team of Life£shared People' was determined to overcome social bias toward organ transplantation and donation.As even for healthy trained people,climbing the Himalayas can be very challenging,it was to be expected that for organ recipients,this expedition was not only unprecedented,but also a daring and risky one.Thanks to the perfect physical and mental preparation as well as the professional support prior and during the expedition,several of the group indeed could make it to the Island Peak,whereas others had to return to Base Camp.It must have been a victorious moment,on December 22, 2008,when the team planted their flag on the summit of Island Peak.They demonstrated that the social bias toward organ transplantation and donation is merely a bias and that transplant patients and organ donors are able to live healthy life.Even the medical professionals who joined the team surprisingly witnessed that organ donors and recipients are as healthy as ordinary people.Afterward,I was told that the expedition team members formed a group called 'Companions' to continue promoting organ donation and increasing social understanding of organ transplantation.
The latest figures show that today,18£¬000 patients are now waiting for organ transplantation in Korea.Only 20% of them can actually get a chance to receive organ transplantation,but even these patients have to wait for more than 4 years on average in fear of crisis of life and death.In Europe,including the Netherlands where I was born and grew up,the awareness of organ donation is quite high amongst the general public.Also,the procedures of organ procurement are relatively simple and well coordinated across Europe.This has led over the years to increased number of transplantations and declining numbers of patients on the waiting list in Europe.
Inspired by the success of the Himalaya expedition,I have been thinking of making a small but meaningful contributing to building up the culture of donating organs in Korea. During the expedition photo event held at Seoul Station in January,I signed up to register as a donor,taking a lead in the move that hopefully will be followed by many Korean people.
And indeed,during recent weeks,the number of people who signed to register as organ donor increased by 30 times compared to the same period last year,and active discussions are being made to simplify the procedure for organ donation,to revise the law related to cadaveric organ transplantation.
It would be a great honor to Cardinal Kim declaring February 16 as the 'Day of Organ Donation' in Korea.May this day become a beacon of hope for all those patients who are desperately waiting for a suitable donor organ.
I sincerely hope the social understanding of organ donation will receive a warm reception in the hearts of all Koreans,like the warm 'ondol' floor near the fireplace.The traditional Korean ondol floor seems to be the root of passion and energy,which is so much part of the Korean culture.
We all must take Cardinal Kim's last words to our hearts; "Please love each other"tells us that we must care about one another and open our minds to reach out to those in need in a very personal way.I am hopeful and optimistic that even in the challenging times of today's world,everyone can make a difference in a simple and easy way; by signing up as an organ donor.
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