“A gift of organ donation from my son” By Liza van der Merwe
I would like to share with you the circumstances around my 20-year-old son’s becoming an organ donation two years ago, at Milpark Hospital. My son, Cobus, was involved in a horrific motor vehicle accident on the N12 in Mpumalanga. He suffered a traumatic...
“Until I heard I needed a heart Transplant, I didn’t know much about organ and tissue donation” By Collin Reddy
Until I discovered I needed a new heart, our family hardly knew anything about organ donation, apart from what we heard periodically on the radio or read in the print media. We never took the time to really understand it. Of course, we would do the usual blood...
“It’s always hard when someone asks you to tell your story” By Kayl Symons
It’s always hard when someone asks you to tell your story. Where do you begin? How much do you tell? It’s weird to even imagine I have a story worth reading. How do you fit a lifetime in a few pages? My name is Kayl Symons, I am 23 years old and I have cystic fibrosis...
“My life as a grateful transplant recipient” by Tersia
The greatest gift one could ever receive is the gift of life… When a person comes face to face with the prospect of death as I have, you tend to look at life very differently. Before my Transplant: Since childhood, I have suffered from chronic liver...
“Celebrating the extended life of Michelle Michael, business woman, philanthropist, lawyer, mother, daughter and friend to many, which was made possible by an organ donor.” by Janine Magree
Once in a while, we come across that rare being whose approach to life is a dizzying whirlwind of philanthropy, family, industry, and achievement. Michelle Michael is one such person. The eldest of four children, Michelle was born in Osindisweni Hospital in...
