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“Losing a child is hard to understand,” Family proud of son’s organ donation
Organ donation has made it a little easier for a Prince George family to deal with the death of their son Matthew. His contribution added to the 502 lives saved in 2018 by organ donors, a record breaking year for the province.
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‘I’m a pretty lucky girl’: Heart transplant kid got second heart three decades later, is a happy mom
Thanks to organ donation, 502 British Columbians received a transplant in 2018, setting a new record for the total number of transplants in a calendar year.
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Patient Stories about Living with Hemodialysis
A video highlighting the patient voice about living with dialysis
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Organ Donation in Canada: Report For the Standing Committee On Health
2018 Federal Report of the Standing Committee On Health. The Committee agrees with witnesses that the federal government has a leadership role to play in strengthening Canada’s organ donation and transplantation system in these areas. It also believes that a more accessible and equitable organ donation and transplantation system in Canada requires closer collaboration between federal,
provincial and territorial governments. Read the full report and its recommendations.
Calgary Man Who Purchased Billboards Across Alberta Has Found a Donor
Given that median wait-times for transplantation is 4 years, in recent years patients and their families have resorted to public calls to find an organ donor. In Calgary, AB, A Calgary shop teacher who bought billboards across the province in search of a living kidney donor has finally found a match.
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