Today marks five years since my husband had his life saving liver transplant…five years….can’t believe how quickly they have flown. Especially as the years leading up to that day went so slowly…the fourteen months of being on the waiting list seemed to stretch for a life time. This day five years ago started like many […]
Today is DonateLife Thank You Day (20th November 2016). This is a day to say thank you to all the donors and their loved ones for giving the gift of life…and it is a day that is very important to us. Because organ donation saved my husband’s life…it is as simple as that… If a […]
One of the unexpected benefits of going on this roller coaster transplant journey has been the wonderful opportunities that have been presented to us. Neither of us were ever fond of public speaking, but as time has passed, we now love telling our story and sharing just how life changing organ donation can be. This […]
Today, we woke up extra early and headed out in the dark along a familiar route to hospital. The journey was for nothing major…just a regular checkup appointment at the Liver Transplant Unit for my husband. However, this day has very special meaning…four years ago we also got up early and made the journey to […]
Today marks another milestone…it’s my husband’s birthday. It is significant because it is another year that he wouldn’t have seen if he hadn’t had a much needed liver transplant. He barely made it to his 40th birthday….he felt and looked terrible. Very jaundiced and so tired all the time, his body was slowly giving in […]
A “memory” from about four years ago popped up on my Facebook feed recently…I had written how I was so hoping my husband would get a new liver for his birthday, which is in a few days. Although my words didn’t portray it, I remember how worried I was back then…and scared…frustrated. He had been […]
Please note: this post is about our experience with PSC and should not be a substitute for health and medical advice from a qualified health professional We are often amazed at how many people do not know the important role that their liver plays in keeping them alive and well. Everyone knows about hearts, lungs, […]
We did our last scheduled talk at a Melbourne boys school today…we have done five talks in total at this school, meaning approx 1000 boys and their teachers have heard about the importance of organ donation and my husband’s liver transplant journey. Since he had his transplant, we have done quite a few talks, but […]