One of the unexpected benefits of going on this roller coaster transplant journey has been the wonderful opportunities that have been presented to us. Neither of us were ever fond of public speaking, but as time has passed, we now love telling our story and sharing just how life changing organ donation can be. This […]
The much anticipated Giving Life photographic exhibition was formally opened yesterday, with a VIP Preview. Held as part of DonateLife Week 2016, this amazing collection of black and white images give a visual insight into the organ and tissue donation process. All images bar one were taken by well known photographer, Andrew Chapman, who himself […]
For those who follow Zinc Moon on social media, you will know that we had an awesome day yesterday. And it all happened because my husband has had a liver transplant! DonateLife Week 2016 is coming up….July 31st till August 7th…so we are helping to spread the word about just how important and just how […]
Today, we woke up extra early and headed out in the dark along a familiar route to hospital. The journey was for nothing major…just a regular checkup appointment at the Liver Transplant Unit for my husband. However, this day has very special meaning…four years ago we also got up early and made the journey to […]
Today marks another milestone…it’s my husband’s birthday. It is significant because it is another year that he wouldn’t have seen if he hadn’t had a much needed liver transplant. He barely made it to his 40th birthday….he felt and looked terrible. Very jaundiced and so tired all the time, his body was slowly giving in […]
A “memory” from about four years ago popped up on my Facebook feed recently…I had written how I was so hoping my husband would get a new liver for his birthday, which is in a few days. Although my words didn’t portray it, I remember how worried I was back then…and scared…frustrated. He had been […]
Every year, on the last Saturday in May, DonateLife Victoria holds a Remembrance Service to honor the donors and their families, and for recipients and their loved ones to give thanks. This is our fourth Service since my husband had his liver transplant, and it is a very moving and emotional experience, always with a […]
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 […]