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‘All I wish and pray for is a kidney and to one day feel normal’
Daleyn does her dialysis nightly for 10 hours or more and has very low energy and stamina which requires a lot of rest… If Daleyn doesn’t receive a transplant she will continue to have dialysis which will continue to have a toll on her health and she will have to wait on the Sick Kids transplant list which can take up to one to three years.
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Boulet family celebrating Sask. online organ donation registry
Boulet’s son, Logan, was 21-years-old when he died in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash that killed 16 people on April 6, 2018. Just weeks before his death, Boulet signed his organ donor card after being inspired by his former fitness instructor who donated his organs after his death a year earlier.
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Saskatchewan Launches Online Organ and Tissue Donor Registry
Saskatchewan’s Minister of Health Reiter told a press conference the decision to create the registry and plan to expand the pool of organ and tissue donors is in large part thanks to Logan Boulet.
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Coworkers, friends bound through organ donation
“I’d say to her, ‘just let me get tested.’ At this point, why not? I’ve been blessed with awesome health and a beautiful family,” the mother of two and grandmother of six said. “I told Wendy that I didn’t want her to miss out on this life that is so good.” Last September Northrup was tested and it was determined she was a perfect match for Cook.
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1 in 10,000 match: Qualicum man donating kidney to fiance
In 2020, they found their perfect match was also a lifesaving one. A Qualicum couple is living proof that some people really are made for each other. COVID-19 forced them to postpone their planned wedding, but as Skye Ryan reports, it hasn’t stopped them from a surgery that’s bonding them for life in another way.
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