Please note: this post is about our experience with PSC and should not be a substitute for health and medical advice from a qualified health professional We are often amazed at how many people do not know the important role that their liver plays in keeping them alive and well. Everyone knows about hearts, lungs, […]
Regular readers will know that my husband had a liver transplant nearly four years ago…he got so sick from an autoimmune disease, PSC, that he came almost too close to dying. But he was one of the lucky ones and after 14 long months of being on the waiting list, he got a donor liver…and […]
We did our last scheduled talk at a Melbourne boys school today…we have done five talks in total at this school, meaning approx 1000 boys and their teachers have heard about the importance of organ donation and my husband’s liver transplant journey. Since he had his transplant, we have done quite a few talks, but […]
Yesterday, I thought I had lost my beloved silver bracelet…a gift from my husband after he had his transplant. It has a heart charm on which is engraved the date of his transplant and his transplant number… I had a normal morning at work, then after lunch, decided to go for a walk to get […]
Over the past month, we have done quite a few speaking gigs…sharing my husband’s transplant story and talking about the importance of organ donation. One of my favourite parts is the question time…you just never know what questions the audience will come up with! So today, I thought I would share five questions/answers, just in […]
One of the most surprising side effects of my husband having a liver transplant, is that we are have both discovered a passion for talking to others about our story and how important organ and tissue donation is. If you had told us four or so years ago that we would happily do speaking gigs, […]
It was with interest that we heard about the recent release of an independent review into the performance of the organ and tissue donation sector in Australia. We know only too well what it is like to be on the waiting list for a donor organ as my husband waited 14 long months before he […]
Today, we got up extra early as it was clinic morning…my husband was booked in for his six monthly post liver transplant checkup. Although it was actually his seven month checkup as we both totally forgot about his appointment late last year…first time in about 8 or so years of attending clinic, pre and post, […]