by Admin | Dec 28, 2017 | Matthew's Transplant, Organ Donor Awareness, Organ Donor Stories
Matthew’s Transplant T + 13 As Brian and I drove into the hospital grounds, the sun was just coming up in a bright new dawn. We greeted the security guards at the entrance and we realised that we were now following a pattern each day. Those early morning drives to...
by Admin | Dec 20, 2017 | Matthew's Transplant, Organ Donor Awareness, Organ Donor Stories
Matthew’s Transplant T+ 9 It was amazing how things can change so quickly with a patient when they are in ICU – positively or negatively. Our day started off really well with Matthew but it was to become a day of ups and downs for him. On top...
by Admin | Dec 15, 2017 | Organ Donor Awareness, Organ Donor Stories
As of July 2018 we had registered 25276 new organ and tissue donors as a result of our awareness campaigns through Hero777 and Matthew’s Journey – come along for the drive. All of these people who have registered are Heroes for wanting to impact positively on others...
by Admin | Dec 11, 2017 | Matthew's Transplant, Organ Donor Awareness
Matthew’s transplant T +7 By T+ 7 Matthew was doing well, but we were almost too scared to be happy – we worried that the “next bump out there” might cause a serious setback. Matthew, on the other hand, was talking up a storm – asking for...
by Admin | Dec 8, 2017 | Matthew's Transplant, Organ Donor Awareness
Matthew’s transplant T + 4 It is incredible to think that 50 years ago, a surgeon with a huge desire to help someone, a donor and a recipient and every person involved, made history and as a consequence many, many people’s lives have been saved. As we sat...