{"id":15656,"date":"2018-04-03T07:00:53","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T12:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bostonsurvivalguide.net\/wordpress\/?p=15656"},"modified":"2018-04-02T21:41:58","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T02:41:58","slug":"what-we-leave-behind-the-importance-of-organ-donation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bostonsurvivalguide.net\/wordpress\/2018\/04\/what-we-leave-behind-the-importance-of-organ-donation\/","title":{"rendered":"What we leave behind: the importance of organ donation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_15658\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15658\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bostonsurvivalguide.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Sarah_McQuaid_Slow_Decay_3.jpg\" alt=\"Still image from official video of Sarah McQuaid\u2019s \u201cSlow Decay\u201d, filmed and directed by Brett Harvey (brettharvey.co.uk).\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bostonsurvivalguide.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Sarah_McQuaid_Slow_Decay_3.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.bostonsurvivalguide.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Sarah_McQuaid_Slow_Decay_3-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bostonsurvivalguide.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Sarah_McQuaid_Slow_Decay_3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bostonsurvivalguide.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Sarah_McQuaid_Slow_Decay_3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bostonsurvivalguide.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Sarah_McQuaid_Slow_Decay_3-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bostonsurvivalguide.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Sarah_McQuaid_Slow_Decay_3-1280x720.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15658\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Still image from official video of Sarah McQuaid\u2019s \u201cSlow Decay\u201d, filmed and directed by Brett Harvey (brettharvey.co.uk).<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There&#8217;s an amazing story behind this pretty folk song, &#8220;Slow Decay,&#8221; and its compelling video. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahmcquaid.com\/\">Sarah McQuaid<\/a><\/strong>, a singer\/songwriter, and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brettharvey.co.uk\/home\/\">Brett Harvey<\/a><\/strong>, an award-winning filmmaker, teamed up to create a heartwarming short film to raise awareness about organ donation. This sounds very important, but it doesn&#8217;t stir the soul &mdash; until you watch the video and learn about Bill Conner and his young daughter.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4WjeCEoNHjY\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Five months after his daughter Abbey died at the tender age of 20, Bill decided to honor her memory by cycling from his home in Madison, Wisconsin, to Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where Abbey&#8217;s organs were recovered for donation. He stopped off in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1,400 miles into his journey, to meet with the 21-year-old man who was the recipient of her heart, after being given just 10 days to live. After a long hug, the man put a stethoscope to his new heart, and Conner was able to hear his daughter&#8217;s heartbeat. He was given a recording to bring with him as he continued to spread awareness about the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.donatelife.net\/\">life-saving practice of organ donation<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The body fails \/ These bones won&#8217;t last forever \/ So I ask myself what are the things we leave behind &#8211; &#8220;Slow Decay&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In the realm of organ donation, this question touches on both the physical and the spiritual &mdash; that is, what do we physically leave behind that others can use, and what do we leave behind as a lasting legacy of our lives? Giving part of ourselves, literally, so that someone else may continue to live is one of the greatest gifts a person can bestow, and it&#8217;s an act that conveys tremendous compassion and caring.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>If my organs are of use, I hope they find a happy home. &#8211; &#8220;Break Me Down&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In this line from elsewhere on McQuaid&#8217;s album, the meaning is more obvious and literal. In the film, a mother, warmly portrayed by Mary Woodvine (Eastenders, Doc Martin, Casualty, Poldark, Blight, The Lark), takes the long cycle journey, which is delicately intercut with flashbacks of her daughter&#8217;s life. After the final frame, links for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.donatelife.net\/\">donatelife.net<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/organdonor.gov\/index.html\">organdonor.gov<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.organdonation.nhs.uk\/\">organdonation.nhs.uk<\/a><\/strong> appear, so that viewers can learn more and register to become an organ donor.<\/p>\n<p>McQuaid, Harvey, Conner and all the fine actors in this deeply affecting video are based in Cornwall, England. This short film was a collaborative effort to shine a light on this beautiful act of generosity and shared experience, a quiet but important story that might otherwise have never been told. As Harvey explains, &#8220;I was struck by the simple humanity of the act, and the notion that we live on through others after we pass away. I had wanted to tell a version of this story for a while, and as soon as I heard Sarah&#8217;s beautiful song I knew it was the right fit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15660\" style=\"width: 2010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15660\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bostonsurvivalguide.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2017_Sarah_McQuaid_3_LR.jpg\" alt=\"Sarah McQuaid - Photo by Phil Nicholls (www.philnicholls.co.uk)\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bostonsurvivalguide.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2017_Sarah_McQuaid_3_LR.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.bostonsurvivalguide.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2017_Sarah_McQuaid_3_LR-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bostonsurvivalguide.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2017_Sarah_McQuaid_3_LR-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bostonsurvivalguide.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2017_Sarah_McQuaid_3_LR-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bostonsurvivalguide.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2017_Sarah_McQuaid_3_LR-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bostonsurvivalguide.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/2017_Sarah_McQuaid_3_LR-1280x853.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-15660\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sarah McQuaid &#8211; Photo by Phil Nicholls (www.philnicholls.co.uk)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Slow Decay&#8221; is from McQuaid&#8217;s fifth solo album, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/store.cdbaby.com\/cd\/sarahmcquaid8\">If We Dig Any Deeper It Could Get Dangerous<\/a><\/strong>, which has garnered rave reviews from publications around the world. She&#8217;s currently touring in the UK and Ireland, which will be followed by a U.S. tour in September and October.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahmcquaid.com\/\">web<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sarahmcquaidmusic\">facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sarahmcquaid\">twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sarahmcquaidmusic\/\">instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/sarahmcquaid.bandcamp.com\/\">bandcamp<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCvf4HEYTqVkSpZKeVPm7AhQ\">youtube<\/a><\/p>\nshare this:  <a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" 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