00:00She lived waiting for a call that could come at any moment.
00:03And then that long-awaited moment arrived.
00:05An immense gift that was born from the most generous act that can exist.
00:12Life after transplantation, as told by those who received that second chance.
00:18Receiving a life transplant, which has meant much more than surgery, has been like being reborn.
00:26Getting a transplant is not a simple process.
00:29It involves facing a disease that progressively deteriorates the quality of life.
00:33Joining a waiting list, finding a compatible donor, and finally waiting for a call that is not certain.
00:39when it might arrive.
00:41In Colombia, that process is even more complex.
00:43The country registers only 7.4 effective donors per million inhabitants.
00:48A figure that limits the availability of organs and prolongs the wait for thousands of patients.
00:55It's waking up every day with the opportunity to continue writing my story, to enjoy those little moments that I used to be able to
01:02to think that they would disappear.
01:05Each of those days felt like an eternity.
01:09My health deteriorated very quickly.
01:12I spent two months in the ICU and when my lungs could no longer sustain my life, the doctors had to put me on life support.
01:19ECMO.
01:20A support that became the bridge to the miracle he had been waiting for.
01:27And then the miracle happened just a month and a half after being connected to ECMO.
01:33The organ he had been waiting for finally appeared.
01:36The transplant gave me back much more than the ability to breathe.
01:40It gave me back the possibility of living fully and fulfilling dreams that I thought I would never see realized.
01:49One of the greatest was becoming a grandmother.
01:53During my illness, that longing became one of my greatest motivations to keep fighting.
02:00Today, I have the immense privilege of hugging my granddaughter.
02:07Living with a transplanted organ involves adopting new habits and responsibilities that will accompany patients for the rest of their lives.
02:14his life.
02:14And that will largely determine the long-term success of the procedure.
02:18Factors such as heredity, immunosuppressive treatment, attendance at regular check-ups and tests, good nutrition, and activity
02:25physics.
02:26They can help that second chance, that rebirth, and what many patients call a miracle, to last in the
02:31time.
02:34A family's decision to donate life in the midst of their own grief; thanks to that decision, hope.
02:41It stopped being just a feeling and became a new opportunity for me.
02:47The transplant did not mark the end of my journey, but the beginning of a new life, which I value today with
02:54a depth I had never known before.
02:57Every day a reminder that miracles exist and of the immense love of those who say yes to donation
03:04of organs.
03:08In Colombia, 4,170 people are waiting for a transplant.
03:12Your decision to donate can become someone's hope.
03:15Donate, share life.
03:23Thank you!
