by Admin | Apr 23, 2019 | Organ Donor Awareness, Organ Donor Stories
Our son, Aidan, was born on 24 December 2003. He was a healthy 3,040kg at birth. He became jaundice a few hours after birth and like all new-borns was put under the phototherapy lights. When we were discharged he was still jaundice but his doctor told us that his...
by Janet Legemaate | Aug 10, 2018 | Matthew's Transplant, Organ Donor Awareness
August 2018 – As we look back over the last year it is hard to explain just how significant the changes have been in all our lives. A year ago we were contemplating the future with such trepidation and trying desperately to remain positive and plan ways to make...
by Admin | May 1, 2018 | Organ Donor Awareness, Organ Donor Stories
In 2003, I was 15 years old and diagnosed with Keratoconous* in both my eyes. I had suffered with this condition and vision challenges since High School and in the last couple of years unfortunately, the condition has advanced significantly resulting in very poor...
by Admin | Apr 10, 2018 | Organ Donor Awareness, Organ Donor Stories
In 2005 at 13 months of age, Jarryd received his Gift of Life, a liver transplant, at the Red Cross Children’s hospital. He was just a couple of weeks away from death. This was our reality, when our miracle happened. Now, at 14 years’ old, he is a...
by Admin | Feb 15, 2018 | Organ Donor Awareness, Organ Donor Stories
Our son, Lloyd, was born on the 5 February 1993, by caesarian section, at the Glynnwood Nursing Home, Benoni. He was our second child, a brother to his sister Kelly who was two years older. Perhaps the earliest indication that something was amiss was that he didn’t...