Hottest musical export from Canada is using its status as a great success to help a woman in Ottawa waiting for a lung transplant in Toronto.
Last week Elena Campbell, 20, asked his friends to help her with a Twitter campaign to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation. Their ultimate goal was to get to Justin Bieber, in the hope that it would re-tweet your request for people to sign records of donations.
She chose Bieber because it is in Ontario and has a large following. "I think it is good to give knowledge to the younger generation and why not use social media to my advantage?" Said Campbell.
The Sabbath is not only granted this wish, but his Twitter directly with these words of encouragement:
"@ Alungstory I got the word ... has the same incredible strength. BeAnOrganDonor # u. I have," said Bieber Tweet, reaching its 16.5 million followers.
"I was very excited," he said, seeing his Twitter page on Saturday morning. "I jumped up and said, 'Mom, we did." The first thing he said was, 'Put oxygen again. 'I forgot to say, that's how excited I was. "
Even before Bieber jumped on the bandwagon, Campbell's campaign began to work in Ontario, Trillium Gift of Life Network, the provincial agency responsible for coordinating organ and tissue transplantation and donation, there was a increased access to records and their website beadonor.ca Thursday and Friday.
Once Bieber tweeted Campbell website,
www.alungstory.ca, hits skyrocketed over the weekend and have continued, said Ronnie Gavsie, CEO of Trillium.
There have been more than 1,200 records from Thursday, while on a typical day is 50, Gavsie said. On an average day about 300 hits on the website, but there have been over 700 a day.
"We are surprised and very excited," said Gavsie.
Campbell's life has been a whirlwind since being diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in September. Last spring he spent six weeks studying Spanish in Spain, despite treat severe asthma for 12 years and increasing dyspnea. She backpack from England to Scotland in June. In July of his lungs collapsed.
Your doctor kept assuring him it was just asthma. "I kept pushing myself to keep up, because I thought it was out of shape and that's what it feels like asthma," he said.
In October, with lung function by 24 percent, he learned he would need a transplant and was officially listed on Wednesday. Lack of Campbell of breathing is clear and has frequent spells of coughing, but it breathes optimism.
"It's Robbie Burns Day and Campbell I am," he said Wednesday. "I'm very positive about it. I would do any good to think negatively."
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis causes scarring in the lungs. The cause is unknown, but it prevents the lungs exchange oxygen in the blood.
Campbell and his mother, who took an unpaid leave, he left his father, two sisters and a brother to move to Toronto, to be near the Toronto General Hospital - the only institution in the province with lung transplantation. They are living in an apartment near the hospital.
Campbell has written a blog on his website and has links with transplant organizations, along with a link for donations to help offset costs.
His five-minute video that is on the website is capturing the hearts of everyone and Campbell have heard from people as far away as Germany. Bieber's participation has made it a bit of a cause celebre and has received Jann Arden tweets Canadian musicians, nudes Naked Ladies, Bif Naked and Paul Brandt. All have retweeted your request.
But she is not resting on its success. "I'm trying to think what will be my next hearing to enable a campaign to come," he said. "It was very positive. Perhaps Hockey Night in Canada."
Bieber's story hit the Hollywood Reporter and TMZ.
Awareness is important everywhere, he said. "We are fortunate enough in Canada to have a large health system and the technology to do are just missing organs. With the awareness to be raised, help," he said.
Gavsie Campbell praised the courage, optimism and wisdom in touch with Bieber. "Someone of his age comes his friends and influences, the influence of their parents and it is this sort of domino effect that we see these kinds of increases in the record," he said.
And while Campbell is immediate need - along with another 1,500 waiting for an organ donation to save lives at any time, in Ontario, as well as thousands of people waiting for tissue transplants - also is happy that her campaign will have a impact on the future.
"It's something that 40 years from now, everyone who signed today or tomorrow could help someone like me a second chance."
His five-minute video that is on the website is capturing the hearts of everyone and Campbell have heard from people as far away as Germany. Bieber's participation has made it a bit of a cause celebre and has received Jann Arden tweets Canadian musicians, nudes Naked Ladies, Bif Naked and Paul Brandt. All have retweeted your request.
But she is not resting on its success. "I'm trying to think what will be my next hearing to enable a campaign to come," he said. "It was very positive. Perhaps Hockey Night in Canada."
Bieber's story hit the Hollywood Reporter and TMZ.
Awareness is important everywhere, he said. "We are fortunate enough in Canada to have a large health system and the technology to do are just missing organs. With the awareness to be raised, help," he said.
Gavsie Campbell praised the courage, optimism and wisdom in touch with Bieber. "Someone of his age comes his friends and influences, the influence of their parents and it is this sort of domino effect that we see these kinds of increases in the record," he said.
And while Campbell is immediate need - along with another 1,500 waiting for an organ donation to save lives at any time, in Ontario, as well as thousands of people waiting for tissue transplants - also is happy that her campaign will have a impact on the future.
"It's something that 40 years from now, everyone who signed today or tomorrow could help someone like me a second chance."
Sources: The Star 
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