Matthew’s Transplant Story T+2
If you haven’t already, you can read about the previous day’s here… Transplant day +1 finished for us around midnight again. We were emotionally and physically exhausted – how could we get so tired when we had hardly moved all day? Matthew had to some degree...
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...
Making a World of Difference
You are most probably aware of the Starfish Story with all its variations. The basic story is about a girl on a beach that is strewn with starfishes that washed up during high tide. The tide has receded and being out of the water, they will certainly...
Matthew Receives His Heart & Double Lung Transplant
Matthew and his mother, Janet, began the Matthew’s Journey and the Hero777 Facebook pages when the family realised the critical need for people to register and talk with their family about being an organ and tissue donor. The exact numbers are not clear but...
