The gift of sight

Have you ever thought about eye donation? Did you know you can still donate despite a cancer diagnosis? In our latest episode we are joined by Manny Marchesin. Manny’s husband Claud passed away from a type of cancer in his appendix in 2019 and despite his diagnosis was able to donate his eyes, givi…

Donating for the greater good

Have you ever thought about giving an organ to a family member to save their life? What about donating to a complete stranger just for the greater good?  On today’s episode I am joined by Steve Liston. Steve has no experience of kidney disease in his family, but last year chose to donate his kidne…

Four new organs

Any organ transplant is a huge procedure to go through. Receiving four new organs is life changing. In episode one of our latest season, we speak to Brendan Cole. Brendan is our first ever multivisceral transplant patient, he received a new small intestine, liver, pancreas and duodenum, all in one…

A second chance at life

Transplant is transformative, and it gives someone a second chance at life. But with that comes fear and for some a bit of a road to recovery as well. Life will never be the same but you have no choice but to make the most of your second chance.  In our last episode of Season One, we are joined by…

How do I talk to my kids about being an organ recipient?

Having an organ transplant is a big thing for someone to go through and for most people there is a lot of fear and uncertainty in the lead up. One factor we haven’t spoken about yet is how do you tackle that uncertainty and illness while being a parent. How much do you tell your child? What’s the b…

Take a seat onboard the Liver Jet

From private planes to facilitate retrieval, to special machines keeping the organ alive, to finding out if having a bank of organs ready to go is somewhere we will be in our lifetime – in this episode we cover it all. We dive into the technology that makes organ retrieval and transplant possible.…

Waiting for the gift that can save or change your life 

Have you ever had to wait for something? Have you had to wait for months and months and in some cases years? For those who are on the transplant waiting list, this is their everyday. The question though is how do you wait for something that may not come? In this episode we hear first hand from dou…

The greatest gift you can give

When Linda and her family woke up one day last year, the last thing they imagined they would be doing is saying goodbye to their son Glenn and making the decision to donate his organs but that’s exactly what happened. Despite Glenn no longer being here, he was able to transform the lives of at leas…

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