by Janine Magree | Aug 11, 2020 | Organ Donor Awareness, Organ Donor Stories
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...
by Janine Magree | Aug 6, 2020 | Organ Donor Awareness, Organ Donor Stories
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...
by Janine Magree | Jul 24, 2020 | Organ Donor Awareness, Organ Donor Stories
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...
by Janine Magree | May 28, 2020 | Organ Donor Awareness, Organ Donor Stories
I don’t think anybody was prepared for the curveballs that 2020 has thrown at us! The current situation we are facing is almost surreal – and quite terrifying. Trying to protect a vulnerable child – from both the virus and also any illness or injury that would require...
by Janine Magree | Mar 17, 2020 | Organ Donor Awareness, Organ Donor Stories
I am Praveena Vather and I am from Pietermaritzburg. Twenty years ago, I underwent a complete heart transplant at Entabeni Hospital in Durban, becoming the first female to undergo such a transplant in KwaZulu-Natal. Today I am proud to report that I am also the first...
by Janine Magree | Dec 6, 2019 | Organ Donor Awareness, Organ Donor Stories
I should have died 18 months ago. lnstead, I was reborn after I received a liver from a young man who passed away, but saved my life. A true hero, he will always be part of me. His legacy will continue through my life. This is my story. A story of undeserved grace...