Lee Pershyn

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Memorial Biography

When someone special passes, dear friends and family ask "what can we do?" 

Lee was anything but ordinary, so please consider an extraordinary and unique gesture to honor her memory.

1. Fill out an advance directive and talk to your loved ones about your end-of-life wishes.  www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/advancedirectives.html
2. Donate blood.  www.redcrossblood.org
3. Register to become an organ donor.   www.organdonor.gov
4. Register to become a bone marrow donor.  www.marrow.org  
5. Consider registering to donate your body to medical science.  http://anatomicgift.com
6. Sign up to drive cancer patients to and from medical appointments.  www.cancer.org/treatment/supportprogramsservices/road-to-recovery
7. See if there is a research study or clinical trial that you might qualify to participate in, either as a health volunteer or someone with a medical condition of interest to researchers.  www.clinicaltrials.gov
8. Have yourself and your loved ones screened for genetic predisposition to certain forms of cancer, Parkinson's and other health conditions.  www.23andme.com
9. Volunteer!  No matter how busy she was, Lee always found time to volunteer at hospitals, church, food shelters or anywhere else someone needed her. 
10. Get yourself a season pass to a waterpark and smile thinking of Lee going down the slides well into her 70s!

Thank you all for your love and support!