We were able to experience being a part of the Australian Transplant Games earlier this week, and we loved every minute! My husband competed as a transplant participant, and I was able to indulge my passion for taking photos by joining the volunteer photographers! For those who don’t know, the Australian Transplant Games are held […]
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Cycling at the Australian Transplant Games
By Sarah in General, Liver Transplant 2 Comments Tags: Austalian Transplant Games, cycling, donatelife, Liver Transplant, Sandown Racetrack, time trial, Transplant Australia
Today, we headed out to the Sandown Racetrack for the Australian Transplant Games cycling events…thankfully the rain that was forecast didn’t eventuate, and the strong winds from yesterday subsided a little! In fact, Melbourne turned on a beautiful sunny day! As this was our first transplant games, we had no idea what to expect…..and discovered […]
Australian Transplant Games Begin!
By Sarah in General, Liver Transplant 2 Comments Tags: Albert Park, Australian Transplant Games, brass band, donatelife, Liver Transplant, Melbourne, transplant games
The Australian Transplant Games have begun on a windy, hot Melbourne Sunday! We headed over to Albert Park bright and early this morning, ready for the Fun Run which was held around the lake. It was great to see some familiar faces today, with some fellow Austin liver transplant recipients and their families…plus one of […]
The 2478 Club – Australian Transplant Games
By Sarah in General, Liver Transplant Tags: 2478 Club, Australian Transplant Games, donatelife, Federation Square, Liver Transplant, Melbourne, transplant
As part of the open celebrations for the Australian Transplant Games being held here in Melbourne, there was a public activation held today at Federation Square. We were all given orange t-shirts to wear, and it was like a third team had somehow become involved in the AFL Grand Final….there were Hawks supporters in brown […]
Australian Transplant Games are almost here!
By Sarah in General, Health, Liver Transplant Tags: Australian Transplant Games, donatelife, Liver Transplant, Melbourne
Melbourne is currently abuzz with excitement for the AFL Grand Final taking place this Saturday (27th Sept), but there is another important event which begins in this very city this weekend….the Australian Transplant Games! I wrote about the Games a few weeks ago…click here to read…and now the action is about to begin! The Australian […]
Countdown to the Australian Transplant Games 2014
By Sarah in Liver Transplant 2 Comments Tags: donatelife, Liver Transplant, Melbourne, organ donation, The Australian Transplant Games
The countdown has begun…the Australian Transplant Games are being held right here in Melbourne from 26th September – 4th October! At the time of writing this, there are 442 registered participants who will compete in 21 sporting events….and my husband will be one of them! I still find it hard to believe that the man […]
There is no stopping this liver transplant recipient!
By Sarah in Liver Transplant, Organ Donation Tags: Athletics Victoria, Liver Transplant, organ donation, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, PSC, running, Wandin Park
Regular readers will know that my husband had a liver transplant nearly four years ago…he got so sick from an autoimmune disease, PSC, that he came almost too close to dying. But he was one of the lucky ones and after 14 long months of being on the waiting list, he got a donor liver…and […]
Just another Monday at the Liver Transplant Clinic
By Sarah in Health, Liver Transplant Tags: Austin Hospital, Liver Transplant, Liver Transplant Unit, transplant
Having a transplant does not mean everything is fixed, and you just get on with life….it is a never ending commitment, with regular checkups, maintenance and medication. Today was my husband’s regular three month check up at the Liver Transplant Unit…I have written about this before, but thought I would give an updated insight as […]