Stories of courage, resilience, love and support will be on show this September as people from across the south west Pacific gather at the Australian Transplant Games in Launceston.

While the focus will be on recipients living life to the fullest, spare a thought for the close family friends who have been on the organ transplant journey with them.

Sometimes the journey to a transplant is years, and for some people the experience happens again after an organ is rejected. 

Alison's daughter waited seven years for her first transplant while Jan's husband was thousands of kilometres from home when his condition deteriorated quickly.

Jan and Alison speak about their personal journeys, the highs and lows, and now the great joy they have seeing their families live life and involved with the transplant games.

https://www.donatelife.gov.au/

https://transplant.org.au/

https://australiantransplantgames.com/