Three years ago, my husband had just passed the five week post liver transplant mark and was well onto the road to recovery. Fast forward to today, and he has completed another goal on his list. He participated in the Run Melbourne 10km run, and despite being somewhat nervous, he did it easily…looked like he […]
On this day three years ago, my husband and I had the most stressful, emotional, so happy yet so sad kind of day. It was on this day, that we got the call to say that there was a suitable donor liver available, and to come into the hospital. It was on this day that […]
Each year, DonateLife holds remembrance services across Australia, and yesterday was the Melbourne service. It is a special event that has become very important to us…this is the third one we have attended. The remembrance service is one of the few times that people from all steps of the organ donation process gather together in […]
We woke this morning to read that our Federal Government has ordered an independent review of Australia’s organ donation system. They say that the $250 million investment has not led to the intended rise in transplant numbers. This has all sprung to life because the recent monthly figures show that there has been a fall […]
Today, my husband and I spoke at a nurses education course at the hospital where he had his liver transplant. We are part of a group of liver transplant recipients, and their partners, who regularly speak at events such as this…it is an honour to know these fabulous people who we wouldn’t have met if […]
With so many bad and heartbreaking stories being reported in the news, it was with great interest that I came across an article about a fantastic new development in liver transplantation that is happening right here in Melbourne! My regular readers will know that my husband had a liver transplant almost 3 years ago at […]
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 […]