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...
by Admin | Nov 21, 2017 | Matthew's Transplant, Organ Donor Awareness
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...
by Janet Legemaate | Nov 16, 2017 | Matthew's Transplant, Organ Donor Awareness
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...
by Admin | Nov 13, 2017 | Matthew's Transplant, Organ Donor Stories
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...
by Admin | Oct 30, 2017 | Matthew's Transplant, Organ Donor Awareness, Organ Donor Stories
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...