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...
Sophie’s Story – Organ Donation Week 2019
Sophie, Paramedic, Southampton My brother Jack was killed in June 2019 following a collision on the A32 in Hampshire. It’s been hard for my Mum, his older brother, twin sister and I, grieving for Jack but without having the positivity of knowing how Jack helped others...