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Organ Donation & Transplant Stories

Read stories of those whose lives have been affected by organ donation and transplant.

We know that the power of organ donation is best told through personal stories. So, we've collected stories of transplant recipients, donor families, and those closest to them to show how transplant and organ donation makes a difference throughout the province.

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Finding love after transplant<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/Kaleena%20and%20Jordan.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Finding love after transplantThe gift of life through organ donation gives transplant recipients a second, sometimes third, chance at life. Sometimes they also find love along the way. http://www.transplant.bc.ca/about/news-stories/organ-donation-transplant-stories/finding-love-after-transplant2024-10-10T07:00:00Z
Meet BCT’s Living Organ Donor Recovery Coordinator, Melissa<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/Melissa.jpeg" width="391" style="BORDER:0px solid;MARGIN:0px 70px;" />Meet BCT’s Living Organ Donor Recovery Coordinator, MelissaIn honour of Living Donation Week, we shine a spotlight on our Living Organ Donor Recovery Coordinator, Melissa. She plays an integral part in ensuring living kidney retrievals are safe and successful.http://www.transplant.bc.ca/about/news-stories/organ-donation-transplant-stories/meet-bct’s-living-organ-donor-recovery-coordinator-melissa2024-09-11T07:00:00Z
“My mom gave me life and I was able to return the gift of life.”<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/Amy-and-mom2.png" width="397" style="BORDER:0px solid;MARGIN:0px 70px;" />“My mom gave me life and I was able to return the gift of life.”Three years ago, Amy’s mother Vicky was in desperate need of a new kidney. Amy was determined to help save her life and knew in her heart she would be a match. http://www.transplant.bc.ca/about/news-stories/organ-donation-transplant-stories/my-mom-gave-me-life-and-i-was-able-to-return-the-gift-of-life2024-09-06T07:00:00Z
Langley boy starts high school next week, thanks to an organ donor<img alt="" height="582" src="/PublishingImages/Jack1.png" width="391" style="BORDER:0px solid;MARGIN:0px 70px;" />Langley boy starts high school next week, thanks to an organ donor12-year-old liver recipient Jack Matheson starts high school in September and embraces every opportunity to play sports.http://www.transplant.bc.ca/about/news-stories/organ-donation-transplant-stories/langley-boy-starts-high-school-next-week-thanks-to-an-organ-donor2024-08-30T07:00:00Z
Twenty medals and counting for this young Canadian transplant athlete<img alt="" height="518" src="/PublishingImages/IMG_4750_jpg.JPG" width="395" style="BORDER:0px solid;MARGIN:0px 65px;" />Twenty medals and counting for this young Canadian transplant athleteThirteen-year-old Addison McArthur will be the only pediatric transplant recipient from B.C. heading to the Canadian Transplant Games taking place from August 3 to 9, 2024. http://www.transplant.bc.ca/about/news-stories/organ-donation-transplant-stories/twenty-medals-and-counting-for-this-young-canadian-transplant-athlete2024-07-31T07:00:00Z
Celebrating 20 years of gifted life by (hopefully) bringing home a medal from the Canadian Transplant Games<img alt="" height="514" src="/PublishingImages/Steve%20and%20dog.jpg" width="390" style="BORDER:0px solid;MARGIN:0px 70px;" />Celebrating 20 years of gifted life by (hopefully) bringing home a medal from the Canadian Transplant GamesSteve Farmer is counting down to the Canadian Transplant Games, taking place from August 3 to 9, 2024. He will be attending with 13 other athletes from B.C. to compete in the Games— an athletic celebration of sport for the transplant community. http://www.transplant.bc.ca/about/news-stories/organ-donation-transplant-stories/celebrating-20-years-of-gifted-life-by-(hopefully)-bringing-home-a-medal-from-the-canadian-transplant-games2024-07-30T07:00:00Z
A thousand hard-to-match kidney recipients alive today because of national organ-sharing program<img alt="" height="527" src="/PublishingImages/Rob%203.png" width="351" style="BORDER:0px solid;MARGIN:0px 90px;" />A thousand hard-to-match kidney recipients alive today because of national organ-sharing programThe national HSP program for kidney transplants has reached the milestone of 1000 transplants. This includes 144 hard-to-match British Columbians who received a kidney through the organ-sharing initiative, giving them a second chance at life.http://www.transplant.bc.ca/about/news-stories/organ-donation-transplant-stories/a-thousand-hard-to-match-kidney-recipients-alive-today-because-of-national-organ-sharing-program2024-07-25T07:00:00Z
Six years and 40,000km by bike – Victoria man’s gifted liver has taken him far<img alt="" height="556" src="/PublishingImages/IMG_3782.jpg" width="420" style="BORDER:0px solid;MARGIN:0px 55px;" />Six years and 40,000km by bike – Victoria man’s gifted liver has taken him farThe Canadian Transplant Games take place in Ottawa from August 3 to 9, 2024. There will be 14 athletes from B.C. competing in the Games, an athletic celebration of sport for transplant recipients, living donors and donor families.http://www.transplant.bc.ca/about/news-stories/organ-donation-transplant-stories/six-years-and-40-000km-by-bike-–-victoria-man’s-gifted-liver-has-taken-him-far2024-07-24T07:00:00Z
Kidney recipient Brenda Brown heading to Ottawa to compete in her fifth Transplant Games<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/Brenda%20Brown%203.jpeg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Kidney recipient Brenda Brown heading to Ottawa to compete in her fifth Transplant GamesThe Canadian Transplant Games take place in Ottawa from August 3 to 9, 2024. There will be 14 athletes from B.C. competing in the Games, an athletic celebration of sport for transplant recipients, living donors and donor families. http://www.transplant.bc.ca/about/news-stories/organ-donation-transplant-stories/kidney-recipient-brenda-brown-heading-to-ottawa-to-compete-in-her-fifth-transplant-games2024-07-22T07:00:00Z
Five exceptional high school students receive this year’s “Live Life. Pass It On.” Scholarship<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/2024%20BCT%20Scholarship%20winners.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Five exceptional high school students receive this year’s “Live Life. Pass It On.” ScholarshipBC Transplant is excited to announce the five winners of our “Live Life. Pass It On.” Scholarship. These students’ efforts to raise awareness in their school and communities is creating change among youth. http://www.transplant.bc.ca/about/news-stories/organ-donation-transplant-stories/five-exceptional-high-school-students-receive-this-year’s-live-life-pass-it-on-scholarship2024-06-25T07:00:00Z


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