Matthew’s Transplant Story T+1 – Janet & Brian Legemaate
If you haven’t already, you can read part 1 & 2 here… Day T-0 ended way past midnight. The day had been “surreal” – a word that we began to use a lot. Before this day we talked about organ donation all the time – and glibly spoke about...
Matthew’s Transplant – T 0 (Transplant day) – Janet Legemaate
If you haven’t already, you can read part 1 here… We arrived at Busamed Gateway Private Hospital at 5:30 am on Transplant Day, filled with trepidation. We felt excitement at the fact that this was finally Matthew’s second chance, but also a lot of...
Matthew’s Transplant : T – 1
My mom and I would not be able to tell my transplant story if a donor family had not made the difficult decision to donate their loved ones organs. This decision has given me the “Gift of Life”. It has also given me the chance to go after my...
Brogan’s Story
My name is Brogan and I am 18. As a young child I was often sick. Whatever was going around I would catch it – endless ear infections and one dose of ’flu after the next. When I was five, I went through episodes of unexplained unconsciousness. I would be...
