Facebook has a feature that reminds you of past events that you have posted about, and today, it reminded us of a day that was one of the most stressful in my husband’s liver transplant journey. It was the day we experienced what is known as a dummy run…it occurs when you get called into […]
Continuing this week’s theme of organ donation, I asked my husband to write about what it was like being a transplant recipient…he often gets asked if it feels weird or strange…this is his answer. Warning…there is a picture of his old liver ahead… I don’t have any trouble with the concept of having someone else’s […]
As regular readers will know, my husband had a liver transplant just over three years ago due to having an autoimmune disease that affected his liver (PSC). He was on the waiting list for 14 months, and was only weeks away from dying when the call came…a liver had been found. This call caused a […]
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 […]
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 […]
We were able to experience being a part of the Australian Transplant Games earlier this week, and we loved every minute! My husband competed as a transplant participant, and I was able to indulge my passion for taking photos by joining the volunteer photographers! For those who don’t know, the Australian Transplant Games are held […]
Now the year is coming to an end, my thoughts turn to how much we have to be grateful for….and there is one thing that comes to the top of my list. See the man running in this photo….let me introduce him..please meet my husband, Jas! Now you are probably wondering why this photo would […]