Wendy’s Story – Organ Donation Week 2019
Wendy, Urgent Care Pathway Lead Wendy’s husband, Barry, required a heart transplant but his health continued to deteriorate and he sadly became too unwell to undergo a transplant operation. After his death, Wendy was able to carry out Barry’s wishes as an organ donor...
Claire’s Story – Organ Donation Week 2019
Claire, Community First Responder, Southampton East My son, Michael, suffered kidney failure when he was 10 in 2011. Whilst he was on the deceased donor list, my brother, Philip, offered to donate a kidney and fortunately they were a match. The transplant took...
Jennifer’s Story – Organ Donation Week 2019
Jennifer, Senior Emergency Call Taker We didn’t know my grandmother wanted to be an organ donor until after she died suddenly of complications following emergency surgery. She hadn’t been unwell so her death was a shock and we couldn’t understand why the hospital was...
Lesley’s Story – Organ Donation Week 2019
Lesley, NHS 111 Call Handler Having already had a kidney transplant when he was 15-years-old, Lesley was devastated to be told that her son Dean was going to need another one 11 years later. In March this year, Lesley donated one of her own kidneys to Dean as a...