The Australian Transplant Games have begun on a windy, hot Melbourne Sunday! We headed over to Albert Park bright and early this morning, ready for the Fun Run which was held around the lake. It was great to see some familiar faces today, with some fellow Austin liver transplant recipients and their families…plus one of […]
As part of the open celebrations for the Australian Transplant Games being held here in Melbourne, there was a public activation held today at Federation Square. We were all given orange t-shirts to wear, and it was like a third team had somehow become involved in the AFL Grand Final….there were Hawks supporters in brown […]
Melbourne is currently abuzz with excitement for the AFL Grand Final taking place this Saturday (27th Sept), but there is another important event which begins in this very city this weekend….the Australian Transplant Games! I wrote about the Games a few weeks ago…click here to read…and now the action is about to begin! The Australian […]
The countdown has begun…the Australian Transplant Games are being held right here in Melbourne from 26th September – 4th October! At the time of writing this, there are 442 registered participants who will compete in 21 sporting events….and my husband will be one of them! I still find it hard to believe that the man […]
Having a transplant does not mean everything is fixed, and you just get on with life….it is a never ending commitment, with regular checkups, maintenance and medication. Today was my husband’s regular three month check up at the Liver Transplant Unit…I have written about this before, but thought I would give an updated insight as […]
Today is a very special day in our household…two years ago, my husband had his life saving liver transplant! A six hour operation that has turned his life around, and given him back his health…albeit highly monitored by the Liver Transplant Unit staff and controlled by various medications! Even though all those weeks, then months, […]
Today (4th June) is my gorgeous husband’s birthday! It is a day that is extra special as a few years ago, it was seriously looking like he wasn’t going to have many more…. But he is now healthier then most people we know….full of energy and loving every minute of life. This is what he […]
Yesterday, we went to a very special event…the DonateLife 2014 Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving. The purpose of the Service is to provide a forum in which acknowledgement can be made to donors and their families. It is also a time that we who have our lives changed by organ and tissue donation can give […]