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 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...
by Admin | Dec 3, 2017 | Matthew's Transplant, Organ Donor Awareness
It felt like the dark thunder clouds which threatened lightning and hail for the last thirty six hours had begun to lift and we saw sunlight peeking through the clouds. As usual Day T+3 started early and we walked into the Surgical ICU with a sense of...