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20 years on borrowed time – a warts an’ all account

20 years on borrowed time – a warts an’ all account

by Janine Magree | Jun 24, 2022 | Organ Donor Stories

One couple’s story of the challenges and triumphs of life as a long-time heart recipient… There is a certain proud glow that radiates off Alan Hoyte, 75, as he looks at his wife, Karin, or any of his “four fantastic children.” It comes as no...
Recipient’s heart stolen after transplant

Recipient’s heart stolen after transplant

by Janine Magree | May 24, 2022 | Organ Donor Awareness, Organ Donor Stories

There aren’t many who can boast of recently having walked out of hospital nine days after major surgery and immediately proposing to the love of their lives. Durban-based organ recipient, Navern Munian, 30, is one such person. A goal-driven investment officer in the...
Working like a dog pays off in big haul for bone collector

Working like a dog pays off in big haul for bone collector

by Janine Magree | Jul 8, 2021 | Organ Donor Awareness, Organ Donor Stories

SINCERE, compassionate, self-effacing, and with a quirky sense of humour, Tracey Gibbs is the kind of woman who will fly off in her gardening gear on a Saturday morning rescue mission at a moment’s notice. It was entirely in keeping with my impression of her to hear...
WHY I decided to have that conversation with my children

WHY I decided to have that conversation with my children

by Janine Magree | Jun 1, 2021 | Organ Donor Stories

– Written by Lisa Van Deventer – In February of 2017, I read a headline on the Timeslive website, and couldn’t quite believe what I was reading. The teenage son of my old school friend had apparently suffered a brain aneurysm at the local gym and was...
“A gift of organ donation from my son” By Liza van der Merwe

“A gift of organ donation from my son” By Liza van der Merwe

by Janine Magree | Dec 14, 2020 | Organ Donor Awareness, Organ Donor Stories

  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 heard I needed a heart Transplant, I didn’t know much about organ and tissue donation” By Collin Reddy

by Janine Magree | Aug 14, 2020 | Organ Donor Awareness, Organ Donor Stories

  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...
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