Funny how an experience can lead to new opportunities…and doing something you never thought you would…or could…do. I was never keen on speaking in front of people…I grew up watching close family members excel at public speaking. It seemed effortless and I felt there was no way I could do it too. But after my […]
Today is the inaugural DonateLife Thank You Day…a national day to acknowledge organ and tissue donors and families that agreed to donation. We know first hand just how amazing and life changing organ donation is…my husband received a donor liver approx 1240 days ago…that’s 1240 extra days that he would not have had if he […]
Today, we were honoured to be invited to speak to a group of theatre nurses who are going to be or have been part of a retrieval team for donor organs. These nurses don’t get to see the whole organ donation story even though they are part of a very important process, so the seminar […]
This week is DonateLife Week 2015, and has been all about raising awareness about organ and tissue donation. So for this week’s My Friday Five, I am giving five reasons why you should be a registered organ donor. Be a Super Hero! One organ and tissue donor can transform the lives of 10 or more […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]