by Admin | Feb 4, 2018 | Matthew's Transplant, Organ Donor Awareness, Organ Donor Stories
It was only since we entered the New Year that our visits have become twice weekly to Busamed Gateway Private Hospital for regular check-ups post-transplant. Matthew is being given a little more freedom too, as long as he is careful and keeps away from anyone who may...
by Admin | Jan 25, 2018 | Matthew's Transplant, Organ Donor Awareness, Organ Donor Stories
Matthew came home from the hospital on a Wednesday, so Wednesday became “check-up day”. With the first week at home being a “no go zone” for visitors, the first trip back to the hospital was Matthew’s first excursion post transplant, and he loved the idea of seeing...
by Admin | Jan 19, 2018 | Matthew's Transplant, Organ Donor Awareness, Organ Donor Stories
As we approached 3 months post transplant for Matthew, I opened Facebook recently to be reminded of this post that I had written a year ago: “When I opened my eyes this morning, I just knew that today was going to be a battle and that I needed to win it. A battle not...
by Admin | Jan 5, 2018 | Matthew's Transplant, Organ Donor Awareness, Organ Donor Stories
We arrived at the hospital raring to take Matthew home. However, we knew that it always took a while to get out of hospital. We also knew that it was planned for Matthew to leave around 10:00 am. This was to coordinate doctors to be available to see him off. We...
by Admin | Jan 3, 2018 | Matthew's Transplant, Organ Donor Awareness
Matthew’s Transplant Story Day T+17 We arrived at Busamed Gateway Private Hospital that morning knowing that Matthew was going to theatre to have two (2) chest drains inserted. The CT scan the day before had shown fluid in the chest cavity and these drains were...