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 […]
Organ Donation
Organ Donation – When the Decision is Made (Part Two)
By Sarah in Liver Transplant, Organ Donation 1 Comment Tags: Austin Hospital, becoming an organ donor, donatelife, donor family, Liver Transplant, organ donation, organ donor, tissue donation, transplant
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, […]
Organ Donation – When the Decision is Made (Part One)
By Sarah in Liver Transplant, Organ Donation 3 Comments Tags: Austin Health, Austin Hospital, becoming an organ donor, donatelife, Liver Transplant, organ and tissue donation, organ donation, tissue 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 […]