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Surviving COVID-19 – One Transplant Family’s Experience
“In the months since COVID-19 became part of our daily vocabulary, transplant recipients, along with their families and caregivers, have been forced to navigate many unknowns that come along with the emergence of a new and virulent virus. With so little known about the virus, particularly in the early days, the adjustment for recipients and their families has been significant.”
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‘Best gift ever’: Mom hears daughter’s donated heart in woman who received it
“It’s beautiful to know that Morghan has gifted life to others, possibly up to 200 people. From the day Morghan passed, I told all our family and friends, we are going to meet that heart donor one day. Everybody said, ‘It’s not possible.’ I kept believing in it and a dream came true. It makes us very, very proud to know that Morghan picked her,” Cindy said. She used a stethoscope to listen to her daughter’s heart beating in Pelletier’s chest.
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BC man donates his kidney to a frequent customer.
‘It just seemed right’: B.C. hot dog vendor prepares to give kidney to frequent customer
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Southern Alberta woman becomes living kidney donor
A lot of people are already celebrating the Christmas season, and one southern Alberta woman has really jumped into the giving aspect of it. Rhonda Dawes recently donated one of her kidneys to a complete stranger.
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“A hero he was” – Kelly’s story
“A single donor can give life-saving organs — such as heart, liver, kidneys or lungs — to as many as eight people…a hero like Steven Patterson. A hero like you.”
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