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...
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...