If You Could See Through My Eyes by Sonni Quick published on 2022-01-10T22:24:41Z UPDATE: Right before Christmas 2023 The Gift of Life organization that handles transplant donors and recipients finally decided that the family of my for and I could personally communicate with each other. We had filled out 2 sets of forms asking to be able to talk. This took too long. I finally know who gave me life! His name is Neal. I'll keep the last name private. He has three young adult children. His death was sudden and unexpected after having severe pain in his head. I had a long talk with their mother Connie who told me about Neal and his children. Two of his children are musicians, one who has released albums. Best of all, except for one son, they live only a two hour drive from me in Pa. This connection has made all of us happy. Neal lives on in me. There is so much that never would have happened without this gift of life to me. *************** Ten years ago I had a liver transplant. They never tell you who donated it because of privacy issues but you can write a letter and give it to your transplant co-ordinator to pass on to them and they can contact you if they want to. I didn't do that. The first couple years were touch and go for me and I was in and out of the hospital quite a bit. The years that followed were rough. The medicine I have to take causes cancer and I had more surgeries for that. Liver disease caused my bones to be brittle and I've broken quite a few. But about a year ago my drs said that whatever I die from it won't be my liver. It is functioning very well. The man who gave me his liver has a family. Hopefully their grieving causes them less pain. I wanted to write music for him, for them that expressed my emotions at having ten years of life I came close to not having. My doctors told me I would not have lived another two weeks before I would have gone into a coma. I would have missed my grandchildren growing up and three great grandbabies being born and a fourth on it's way. I would have not recorded 100 pieces of music as my legacy to future generations. Not a day has gone by that I have not thought about this man. He checked the box 'organ donor' on his drivers license. We rarely know when the end is coming. We need to appreciate every day we have. If he could only now see through my eyes. ❤️ Genre Piano Comment by E-Ruizzo Lovely theme, slight arrangement, and performance... 2024-02-16T21:27:41Z Comment by Koos van Mierlo Very emotional! beautiful! 2024-01-26T12:44:27Z Comment by Andrew Lee Farquhar Love the melancholic dreamworld you created here! very inventive 2024-01-19T20:45:15Z Comment by Gary Hayward -Volt - edge just beautiful 2024-01-19T11:26:35Z Comment by Connie Greenawalt Thank you for such a beautiful dedication to Neal! We are honored! 2024-01-03T13:47:55Z Comment by Sonni Quick I added an update to the description and a photo of the man who was the donor for my liver transplant. I owe him my life, and the years I have left. ❤️❤️ 2024-01-03T06:47:19Z Comment by J.J. Terrell Great visual connotation. I like how the melodies speak of a yearning for empathy. 2023-01-07T19:51:23Z Comment by Marco Siri Delicatissimo Consolatory Perfect !!!! 2022-09-06T14:22:33Z Comment by Edward Cortes composer Very beautiful track, excellent instrumentation. 2022-04-21T01:05:07Z Comment by Miguel Chinchorro A dramatic movie soundtrack. 2022-04-13T12:09:07Z Comment by Andrew Raine 1 How wonderful and poignant. Your music is inspirational and a has a pure beauty. 2022-03-06T18:41:11Z Comment by Sonni Quick @user-138663860 Thank you for your wonderful words. It makes it all worthwhile. 2022-02-03T06:07:43Z Comment by Anomon Such a lovely heartfelt Omage to 'the man' who 'checked the box' and gave you so many more years to create and enJoy your great- and grand-children. Bless you for creating such beautiful music, Sonni! Peace and Love to you, always. <3 2022-02-01T23:15:15Z Comment by Poetnsen Support <3 2022-01-31T16:25:21Z Comment by Andrea Ev purely, the light... 2022-01-29T23:15:55Z Comment by rosin dust so pure and transparent 2022-01-29T02:33:22Z Comment by Tuuligan what a lovely gentle piece - deeply felt!! 2022-01-27T16:12:27Z Comment by Gina Wood Beautiful Sonni I do hope his family gets to hear this so heartfelt <3 2022-01-24T00:10:14Z Comment by No Mates Ensemble heartfelt 2022-01-16T01:50:05Z Comment by todd carriger a very enjoyable listen , well done ! 2022-01-14T19:07:08Z Comment by Lien We can feel you emotion and this is also peaceful 2022-01-14T18:15:25Z Comment by Victor Sea Nice! Peacefully! 2022-01-14T12:10:11Z Comment by Anibal Seminara Superb ! 2022-01-14T09:51:02Z Comment by fpmorinstudio A wonderful story, love it 2022-01-13T03:23:06Z Comment by fpmorinstudio Magnifique mood 2022-01-13T03:20:11Z Comment by Sonni Quick Thank you Ricardo. Much appreciated. 2022-01-12T19:04:36Z