Bill Fleming:
CLASS OF 1967
Lindenhurst High SchoolClass of 1967
Lindenhurst, NY
Gallow Elementary SchoolClass of 1960
Levittown, NY
Bill's Story
Hey... ya know what... if you really want some updated info about me... you can head over to FaceBook and go to /billfleming1 and "friend" me.
A little teaser... I had my one and only "widow maker" heart attack on 12/05/09... spent 5 1/2 months in two hospitals and on May 13th, 2010... I received the "gift" of a new heart, the day before my 61st birthday!
My donor was a 24 year old man from Cheyenne, Wyoming named Tyler Janos. On Friday... Dec. 10th, 2010... I received a phone call from Tyler's parents and we talked for over an hour. By the way... that was exactly one year to the day that I had walked into the Denver health emergency room... FIVE days after my "widow maker" heart attack!
I met Tyler's parents, Larry & Debbie, on Thursday, January 6, 2011. His Mom actually got to listen to Tyler's heart beating strongly in my chest.
On January 11th... I drove cross c...Expand for more
ountry with Larry to Greenville, PA and met Tyler's grandparents... aunts, uncles, cousins... about 30 people or so and now have a new... extended family!
Then, on Saturday, February 5th, Larry & Debbie came down from Cheyenne and met my family... along with my two grandkids!
I've been an organ/tissue donor since Colorado started it in the 70's. It always felt like the right thing to do. Become a donor and encourage your family and friends as well.
There is truly NO greater gift you can give OR receive than the GIFT OF LIFE! And how do you think I know that? :O)
The picture above was taken at the summit of Pike's Peak 71 days after my transplant.
It's been an incredibly blessed journey!
Toby Keith said it best in his song "I'm not as good as I once was but I'm as good once as I ever was!" Oh... and if you're not a country music fan... look it up on YouTube... HA!
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