25 more Christmases for siblings Betty and Mark, thanks to organ donation | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/Betty%20and%20Mark%202021.jpg" width="437" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | 25 more Christmases for siblings Betty and Mark, thanks to organ donation | Betty Cunin and her older brother Mark celebrated their 25th kidney transplant anniversary earlier this year on Nov 20, 2021. Betty donated one of her kidneys to Mark in 1996 and says that if she could, she would do it again without hesitation. | http://www.transplant.bc.ca/about/news-stories/organ-donation-transplant-stories/25-more-christmases-for-siblings-betty-and-mark-thanks-to-organ-donation | | 2021-12-22T08:00:00Z | | |
Thanking the health professionals who make organ donation possible: celebrating 30 years of Operation Popcorn | | Thanking the health professionals who make organ donation possible: celebrating 30 years of Operation Popcorn | | http://www.transplant.bc.ca/about/news-stories/organ-donation-transplant-stories/thanking-the-health-professionals-who-make-organ-donation-possible-celebrating-30-years-of-operation-popcorn | | 2021-12-06T08:00:00Z | | |
“I’m alive today because organ donation worked, twice.” | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/Matt1.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | “I’m alive today because organ donation worked, twice.” | Matt Scaife is thankful for the gifts from his organ donors and donor families who have kept him alive for 21 years and counting. | http://www.transplant.bc.ca/about/news-stories/organ-donation-transplant-stories/i’m-alive-today-because-organ-donation-worked-twice | | 2021-12-01T08:00:00Z | | |
Khirsty’s 31-year nursing career influenced by her battle with liver disease | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/Khirsty1.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Khirsty’s 31-year nursing career influenced by her battle with liver disease | “I always say that it felt like I won the lottery the day I was hired to work at BC Children’s and Women’s Hospital,” says Khirsty MacArthur. | http://www.transplant.bc.ca/about/news-stories/organ-donation-transplant-stories/khirsty’s-31-year-nursing-career-influenced-by-her-battle-with-liver-disease | | 2021-12-01T08:00:00Z | | |
“I was able to save someone's life and it's something I'm proud of every day.” | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/Ashley%202_Kidney.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | “I was able to save someone's life and it's something I'm proud of every day.” | In August 2016, Ashley heard about someone needing a kidney through Facebook. She reflected and thought about how she would feel in that same position. The answer to donate came easy to her. | http://www.transplant.bc.ca/about/news-stories/organ-donation-transplant-stories/i-was-able-to-save-someones-life-and-its-something-im-proud-of-every-day | | 2021-11-24T08:00:00Z | | |
Beating the odds and skating through life 15 years post-transplant | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/Darvy1.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Beating the odds and skating through life 15 years post-transplant | At 44 years young, Darvy is proud of the many milestones he’s accomplished post-transplant but at the top of his list is being able to say that he’s out-lived all the statistics. | http://www.transplant.bc.ca/about/news-stories/organ-donation-transplant-stories/beating-the-odds-and-skating-through-life-15-years-post-transplant | | 2021-10-27T07:00:00Z | | |
#RTWeek2021: Bobbi’s personal life and professional career connected by transplant | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/Bobbi1.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | #RTWeek2021: Bobbi’s personal life and professional career connected by transplant | October 24-30, 2021 is Respiratory Therapy Week in Canada and we are spotlighting one of our very own. Bobbi Paquette’s outstanding commitment and passion as a dedicated respiratory therapist (RT) and healthcare worker shines daily in her line of work. | http://www.transplant.bc.ca/about/news-stories/organ-donation-transplant-stories/rtweek2021-bobbi’s-personal-life-and-professional-career-connected-by-transplant | | 2021-10-25T07:00:00Z | | |
Binn and Reema’s Bond | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/_Binn%20and%20Reema%201_Kidney.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | Binn and Reema’s Bond | Reema saved her sister Binn’s life in 2018 by donating a kidney directly to her. Both agree that becoming an organ donor can save so many lives, it not only changes the recipient’s life but their family’s life as well. | http://www.transplant.bc.ca/about/news-stories/organ-donation-transplant-stories/binn-and-reema’s-bond | | 2021-10-01T07:00:00Z | | |
COVID and Kidneys | <img alt="" height="538" src="/PublishingImages/Sarah%20and%20Becky.jpg" width="420" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | COVID and Kidneys | The sisters received “the call” at the end of May 2020 that Becky was a kidney match for her sister Sarah - right in the midst of the global pandemic. | http://www.transplant.bc.ca/about/news-stories/organ-donation-transplant-stories/covid-and-kidneys | | 2021-10-01T07:00:00Z | | |
BC’s healthcare teams work together to make organ donation possible amidst one of the province’s worst wildfire seasons | <img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/ODHD-Wildfires-Aug2021.jpg" width="482" style="BORDER:0px solid;" /> | BC’s healthcare teams work together to make organ donation possible amidst one of the province’s worst wildfire seasons | Six lives saved in 24 hours due to quick and coordinated efforts. | http://www.transplant.bc.ca/about/news-stories/organ-donation-transplant-stories/bc’s-healthcare-teams-work-together-to-make-organ-donation-possible-amidst-one-of-the-province’s-worst-wildfire-seasons | | 2021-09-01T07:00:00Z | | |