Monday, March 17, 2008

Change of address: Delivered to Heaven

Hi everyone,

I wanted to let you all know that I have moved. I tried really hard but my little body was very tired and I had to let it take some rest. I am safe here in heaven and my little body is peacefully resting in Baby Sequoia-land at Oak Hill Memorial in San Jose. However, I am still around all of you in spirit and you can still see me smiling when you visit me. I will always live on in your memories.


However, I do want to make a request to all of you. I wish I could have got my transplant sooner. That way I could have been at home with Mummy and Papa than being in heaven; I have to admit I would have loved being with all of you. Anyway, there are many of my friends who still need organs and they are still on the transplant waiting lists. The only way they can go home to their families and be happy is if they can get a transplant, in time. But there is an acute shortage of organs and hence the waiting lists are extremely long. And even though me and my other friends all want to stay strong and continue our battles, sometimes it is too hard for us. That's when we have to relocate to heaven.

The good news is that all of you can help by signing up for organ donation. My doctors at Stanford told me that each person who agrees to donate his/her organs can save multiple lives and bring hope and smiles to many families. Here is the link if you’d like to sing up online: https://www.donatelifecalifornia.org/register/.

On my end, I am convincing all my new friends here to convey the same message to their friends and family. And we all feel that our message must come in strong. Karthik Uncle who works in the same office aPapa is also helping me to spread this message. Karthik Uncle and his team Slow as Molasses are helping me to spread this message by participating in a relay race on April 19 and 20 that will help to raise money and awareness for Organ Donation. Please cheer Karthik Uncle and his team and support this cause.

Well that’s it from me for now. And by the way this is probably the only serious message you're going to get from me. I'm too fun a person to do thing in a serious manner. Everyone who knows me will vouch for that.

Catch you later. Live life Arnav style !