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This beautiful lady is showing her support for organ donation by wearing a RECYCLE ME t-shirt! Remember to talk to your loved ones about your thoughts and feelings about organ donation, it can save lives! We are all dependent on each other! Respect!

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This nice gentleman is posing in a RECYCLE ME t-shirt to show his support for organ donation and to science research about organ donation and transplantation. We are so proud and thankfull for that!

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These five persons all have personal stories and some of them they will share with us! Together we can make a difference for awareness about organ donation!

We are always looking for people who want to share their personal experience and/or want to write a story with a meaningful and motivational message. If you have a message or story that fits this description and are interested in being a part of 'Recycle Me' please send us a message!

Photo and design Pamela Lindgren 2013 ©.

1973, summer
My older brother dies after a very short illness. 14.5 years old.
He was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, that is greatly enlarged and extremely bad heart.

1992, autumn
I am admitted to hospital for investigation of my heart. I get diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy.
A period of medication is started. My doctor tells me that he has worked with transplant patients. Well, I say, what does that have to do with me?
It is a very good alternative, he says.
The alternative is actually dying. The choice is simple.

Years pass and the number of medicines is increasing. Samples taken more often. More hospital visits.

Life with cardioversion begins.
A heart with atrial fibrillation (AF) requires "jump starting" into the right rhythm.
Diuretic pills make the toilet visits impossible to count already at 7 am.
I adapt myself to a different schedule.
I don’t have the strength to walk fast or far, not even to stand up.
To sit down during cooking, tooth brushing or even sleep feels so much better.

2000, March
I faint for the first time. The nice day I planned ends with me in hospital, undergoing ablation therapy.

2000, April
A defibrillator is implanted.
Faint - bam! Faint - bam! Everything goes. I’m getting used to it.

2002, summer
Now nothing is fun.
Diuretic medications are not working, my steps get heavier. I don’t want it, I don’t have the strength!

I’m in the hospital again, investigated for a transplant. Thursday-I’m on the waiting list.
Friday- my new heart has arrived.
Saturday- my new life begins !

-Mona

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This man is showing pride and thankfulness in having received a new heart. Organ donation makes a difference!

The profit from the RECYCLE ME project goes to research about organ donation. Thank you for your support!

Photo and design Pamela Lindgren 2013 ©.

This young woman has gone through an organ transplant that includes five new organs! Isn't that amazing! We all need to support and care for one another, organ donation can affect us all!

The profit from the RECYCLE ME project goes to research about organ donation. Thank you for your support!

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This man has got a new liver! Thank you so much for supporting organ donation, your wish makes a difference! We are all depending on each other! The profit from RECYCLE ME goes to research about new methods in organ donation. Thank you for your support!

Photo and design Pamela Lindgren 2013 ©.

This lady has gotten new lungs thanks to someone brave who took stand for organ donation. It is important for all of us to make our wishes known! When the end comes your decision can save lives or someone else´s decision can save yours.

The perfect present! Give somebody dear to you a handmade glass kidney and at the same time give your support to the Swedish Kidney Association!

Designer Pamela Lindgren has created these hand casted glass kidneys specially for the Swedish Kidney Association. The glass kidneys are produced in Sweden.

YOU&ME are individually moulded glass kidneys, naturally-sized and with a special matt finish. They act as magnifying glasses. The idea is that your own words or a special name or photo can be placed under the glass, as a memento.

The glass kidneys are available on sale in clear glass and frosted glass, the clear glass with magnifying-glass effect. Their dimensions are 9 x 5 x 3 cm (length, breadth, height), about the size of a hand. They are sold under the Swedish Kidney Association Trademark You & Me.

Give away an exquisite glass kidney as a birthday gift or Christmas present, or why not buy one for yourself? A glass kidney can also be a fine present to give to your live kidney donor. There are any number of ways to make use of such a gift!

purchase here

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Pamela Lindgren’s glass art in the form of kidneys will shortly be available via the Swedish Kidney Association. The glass kidneys were designed by Pamela Lindgren for the exhibition A Life Project – Recycle Me at Designgalleriet in Stockholm in March 2013. The collection, entitled YOU&ME, will be on sale via the Swedish Kidney Association. Watch out for more information coming soon!

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This Lady has an important job and at this photo she is also showing her stand for Organ Donation! Thank you so much! Every wishes that are made makes a difference!

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Let us present another hero Bertil! He is a doctor, he has helped save many lives in his work ! We are so proud and honored to know him! Thank you so much for supporting an important and Good Cause Organ Donations! Here posing for us in a Recycle Me t-shirt!

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This lady saves lives! Ingrid is a nurse and work with Organ and Tissue donation. We think that is so great! And we are so proud that she is wearing a Recycle Me t-shirt to mark her stand for Organ Donation! Thank you so much!!

This gentleman is also supporting Organ Donation by wearing a RECYCLE ME t-shirt! Thank you so much, it means a lot!

This lovely lady is posing for an important stand for Organ Donation! Every person who makes their wishes known makes a huge difference! Thank you so enormously much!!

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This gentleman is posing for organ donation, we are so happy and thankful for that! It's so incredible important to make your wishes known, life is so fragile and we all need to look out for each other.

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We just wishes to take our hats off for the strong and powerful woman! We think that YOU Emma Green Tregaro is so brave and we salute you for that! You stand up for people no matter what the outcome may be!

"Swedish high jumper Emma Green-Tregaro has repainted her nails after being warned by the IAAF that the rainbow colours she sported in qualification in support of gay rights were a breach of regulations." Read more here and here!

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This talented lady is posing for a good cause by wearing a “Your Heart Belongs To Me” t-shirt! We all need to take a stand for organ donation! Thank you so much for supporting Recycle Me!

For your knowledge, the profit from the sale of RECYCLE ME products t-shirts and jewelry go to the Foundation Lars-Erik Gelin MemorialFoundation. The Fundation has this year chosen to support this amazing research (and five more!), see below.

Suchitra Holgersson and Michael Olausson collaborate in two different projects in stem cell research that is related to the field of transplantation. They get 200 000 SEK each to the research that in the future may lead to possibilities to repair a failing liver instead of transplant a new liver. Through the new technique that involves using the body's own material the patient avoids lifelong medication of rejection which in some cases can cause side effects.

Their research has already had great clinical success. In 2012 the first two interventions in the world with operation of a stem cell made ​​from vein to replace a vein to the liver that did not work was published. Thanks to the surgery a  liver transplant was avoided.

Two additional patients have been transplanted with a similar technique at Sahlgrenska University Hospital. The technology to produce new blood vessels opens great opportunities for more patient groups, including patients on dialysis who have difficulty constructing accesses to the bloodstream or heart patients who need new coronary arteries. 

Text from press notification Gelinsfonden, freely translated.

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This lady is posing for organ donation! We think this is awesome! Thank you so much!

This is probably the coolest documentary we ever saw! You HAVE TO watch it! It's unbelievable!! Sorry for the swedish subtitles but everything is spoken in english! They actually can grow back organs! In the future more than skin and bladder, muscles and fingertips! http://www.svtplay.se/video/309339/konsten-att-gora-ett-hjarta

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This cool lady is posing for a good cause! Organ donation! Thank you so much for supporting Recycle Me!

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One of our heroes in fighting cancer! Gustaf Österlundh, child pediatric oncologist. Thank you so much for supporting Recycle Me! You make a difference!

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Athlet supporting "Recycle Me"! Rudolph Roberts Old Time Boxer! Thank you so much!!

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Back in stock! Silver liver! The profit goes to science and research about transplantation and donation. Thank you for your support!

Photo and design Pamela Lindgren 2013 ©.

Athletes supporting "Recycle Me"! Jessica Landström professional soccer player! Thank you so much!!

Recycle Me supporting blood donation at " Blodomloppet" Gothenburg Sweden!

Running for blood donation at "Blodomloppet"! Supporting Recycle Me with a t-shirt! Thank you so much!!

Photo and design Pamela Lindgren 2013 ©.

Two Recycle Me Silver hearts and chain.  Brushed silver heart in Sterling and brushed silver heart with gold plated, handmade in Sweden. Heart: Width approximately 12mm. Length approximately 22mm. Necklace: Length approximately 450mm. 
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