It was with a bit of excitement that we learned today that an article I wrote about my husband’s liver transplant journey has been featured on Transplant Australia’s website, as the first in a new initiative they are doing. It is an honour to be asked to publicly tell our story, and assist to spread […]
Yesterday, we made the familiar trip to the hospital where my husband had his liver transplant….this time, it was for a more social occasion – the Liver Transplant Unit Christmas breakup. For two hours…which usually ends up being closer to three…we get to meet up with other transplant recipients and their families, as well as […]
Thankfully, organ donation rates are lifting in Australia…in fact, in 2013 Austalia reached the highest donation and transplantation rate since records began. And hopefully, 2014 will see even more of an increase. However, many people still hold misconceptions about organ and tissue donation, so to finish off the week, My Friday Five lists 5 common […]
On the blog this week, I have posted a three part series featuring an interview we did with Donation Specialist Nursing Coordinator Leanne McEvoy and Intensive Care Physician Doctor Cameron Knott. My husband and I have had experience of organ donation from a recipient’s point of view, so this interview allowed us to find out […]
Today’s post is the third and final part of the interview with Donation Specialist Nursing Coordinator Leanne McEvoy and Intensive Care Physician Doctor Cameron Knott. Leanne and Cameron are involved in the beginning of the organ donation process, and are based at the Austin Hospital, where my husband had his liver transplant. If you missed […]
Today’s post continues our interview with Donation Specialist Nursing Coordinator Leanne McEvoy and Intensive Care Physician Doctor Cameron Knott, and goes through what happens once organ donation is discussed with a family. If you haven’t read Part One as yet, click here to catch up! SARAH – After talking to the family about organ donation, […]
My husband is alive and well today because of the generosity of a donor and their family. If they hadn’t agreed to organ donation, my husband may not have survived long enough for another liver to become available. And we are eternally grateful every minute of every day for our organ donor, their family’s decision […]
After my husband got his good report from the surgeon at his check up yesterday, I was hoping the good news would continue when it came to the results of my scans and tests. And I can very happily report that it has….late yesterday afternoon, I got a call from my cancer specialist….I am still […]