Liver Transplant Poem

[mysid]

April is both Poetry Month and Organ Donation Month, and so, in honor of both, I present the poem "David" by children's author Robert Munsch. It's a poem about a little boy who pretends his transplant scar is the scar of a shark bite.

If you'd like to see the real life David, please see the YouTube video Hospital Shark; it's a video featuring the poem. The "More Info" notes on the page explain the full story behind the poem.


"David"
In the hospital
In the dark,
I got bit
By a hospital shark.
They swim the hallways
Late at night
Looking for kids
That taste just right.
But I was lucky
Cause, you see,
The shark didn't like
The taste of me.
He took one bite
And swam away
And that's why I'm
Alive today.


Have you discussed organ donation with your family yet? Thousands--including my daughter--await the gift of life.
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