In 2022, the Dragonfly Transplant Fund was able to collaborate with the nursing staff at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Organ Transplant Center to create a special patient care bag, also called a "swag bag." This care bag is given to transplant patients and their families as they conclude their stay at UIHC during the transplant process.
The bag is a reuseable bag with a few resources and tools for them to take home, including:
The bag is a reuseable bag with a few resources and tools for them to take home, including:
- Blood pressure cuff
- Thermometer
- A special pillow
- Information on the Dragonfly Transplant Fund and organ donation
Theresa Moore is a nurse in the Organ Transplant Center at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. She is one of the individuals who delivers the Dragonfly care bags to patients and their families. This is what she has to share about the bags:
 | When presented with the "swag bag," patients give me a smile. The bag contains a pillow shaped like a liver, kidney, or pancreas. The signable pillow comes with a sharpie-like pen, a couple of bracelets, a single-dose pill box, a stress ball, and a water bottle. The new items: a blood pressure cuff, thermometer, pen, and pad of paper gifts are from Dragonfly Fund. These are a very welcome addition to the swag bag; the patients love them. Some comments heard: “This is so nice,” “I feel like a star,”...“Thank you for making my day” are the most common. The patients love these bags of goodies and it is my pleasure to give them to the post-transplant patients. |
