Friday, February 3, 2012

Inspirational Friday

A Florida 21-year-old waitress wins the lottery and refuses to quit her job. Alexandra Chaar stated she "loves her job as a waitress at a Mexican Restaurant in Clearwater Beach, Florida and has no intention of quitting, after winning $700,000. She bought a Monopoly Scratch-Off Game at a local food mart. Chaar told lottery officials that "she is a student at St. Petersburg college and will use the money to pay for her tuition."

msnbc.com. (February 2, 2012). $1 million lottery winner won't quit waitress job. Retrieved February 3, 2012, from http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/02/10301988-1-million-lottery-winner-wont-quit-waitress-job



A nurse donates her kidney to her patient. Allison Batson was treating Clay Taber for Goodpasture's Syndrome, which is an autoimmune disorder and it can cause kidney failure. Taber is 22-years-old and his engaged to his college sweetheart. He started experiencing symptoms, after returning home form a trip from the Gulf of Mexico. He had blood work done and it revealed that Taber was in kidney failure. He was placed in the hospital for several weeks and had several procedures and dialysis. Batson was the nurse assigned to him and she automatically connected to him having children his same age. Taber was put on the waiting list for a kidney transplant. Taber's mother was not a match, but Batson was. Batson stated that "the only think that she was nervous about that they would tell her she couldn't do it." The operation took place om January 10th. Taber plans to marry his fiancee on June 9th and said that "he will have a special dance with Batson and 'she can pick out the song'."

Huff Post. Good News. (January 16, 2012). Allison Batson, Nurse, Donates Kidney To Patient Clay Taber. Retrieved February 3, 2012, from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/13/allison-batson-nurse-donates-kidney-clay-taber_n_1205554.html


A 9 year-old Maine girl has a 6- organ transplant. She received a new stomach, pancreas, liver. spleen, small intestine and part of an esophagus. Her own was being strangled by a huge tumor. She is now scampering around her families home in Portland and she is happy to be feeling well again and is able to go sledding. She states that "she is just happy to be home again."


Huff Post. Good News. (February 3, 2012). Maine Girl Bouncing Back After 6-organ Transplant. Retrieved February 3, 2012, from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/02/maine-girl-bouncing-back-_0_n_1251212.html

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