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A young organ donor’s legacy goes beyond her gifts of life<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/4.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />A young organ donor’s legacy goes beyond her gifts of lifeIn 2016, BCT organ donation coordinator David Torney was an ICU nurse in Nanaimo. He was on shift the night his homestay student María was rushed in with severe injuries. What happened afterwards transformed four people’s lives.http://www.transplant.bc.ca/about/news-stories/organ-donation-transplant-stories/a-young-organ-donor’s-legacy-goes-beyond-her-gifts-of-life2024-12-23T08:00:00Z
Volunteering with Operation Popcorn - BC Transplant's Way of Giving Thanks<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/PXL_20241205_184042728.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Volunteering with Operation Popcorn - BC Transplant's Way of Giving ThanksOperation Popcorn came to end on December 6 with many hearts filled with gratitude and joy. With festive deliveries to 29 hospitals, over 80 volunteers and BCT staff enjoyed the opportunity to give thanks. http://www.transplant.bc.ca/about/news-stories/organ-donation-transplant-stories/volunteering-with-operation-popcorn-bc-transplants-way-of-giving-thanks2024-12-17T08:00:00Z
Liver transplant is personal for surgeon Dr. Peter Kim<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/Dr.%20Kim%20and%20family.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Liver transplant is personal for surgeon Dr. Peter KimLiver transplant surgeon Dr. Peter Kim is one of the health-care professionals featured in the Knowledge Network docuseries ‘Transplant Stories.’ He shares more about his inspiration for his medical specialty – his dad.http://www.transplant.bc.ca/about/news-stories/organ-donation-transplant-stories/liver-transplant-is-personal-for-surgeon-dr-peter-kim2024-12-11T08:00:00Z
Giving grieving families a voice through organ donation<img alt="" height="539" src="/PublishingImages/IMG_0507_jpg.JPG" width="406" style="BORDER:0px solid;MARGIN:0px 65px;" />Giving grieving families a voice through organ donationThe third episode of ‘Transplant Stories’ features a young girl who received a gifted heart as an infant. The sad reality is organ donation and transplantation happen at all ages. BC Transplant’s Nikki Hannah supports families of pediatric donors. http://www.transplant.bc.ca/about/news-stories/organ-donation-transplant-stories/giving-grieving-families-a-voice-through-organ-donation2024-12-05T08:00:00Z
Operation Popcorn celebrates a new milestone in organ transplants in B.C.<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/SPH%20OR%202.JPG" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Operation Popcorn celebrates a new milestone in organ transplants in B.C.http://www.transplant.bc.ca/about/news-stories/organ-donation-transplant-stories/operation-popcorn-celebrates-a-new-milestone-in-organ-transplants-in-b-c2024-12-02T08:00:00Z
Spend a day in the life with Jeevan Kang, one of BC Transplant’s surgical recovery specialists<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/TRA1_1002_Jeevan_Interview_2.png" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Spend a day in the life with Jeevan Kang, one of BC Transplant’s surgical recovery specialistsFeatured in this week’s episode of Knowledge Network’s ‘Transplant Stories,’ you’ll go behind the scenes of an organ donation case with Jeevan Kang.http://www.transplant.bc.ca/about/news-stories/organ-donation-transplant-stories/spend-a-day-in-the-life-with-jeevan-kang-one-of-bc-transplant’s-surgical-recovery-specialists2024-11-27T08:00:00Z
Dianne and her new set of lungs<img alt="" height="497" src="/PublishingImages/Terry%20and%20Dianne%20outdoor.jpg" width="375" style="BORDER:0px solid;MARGIN:0px 80px;" />Dianne and her new set of lungsIn the first episode of the Knowledge Network docuseries ‘Transplant Stories’, we follow along as a grandmother of three gets a new chance at life with a double lung transplant.http://www.transplant.bc.ca/about/news-stories/organ-donation-transplant-stories/dianne-and-her-new-set-of-lungs2024-11-21T08:00:00Z
Without the organ donor, there is no story: honouring the gift of life at annual Donor Medal Ceremonies<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/20241106_134500.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />Without the organ donor, there is no story: honouring the gift of life at annual Donor Medal CeremoniesThe upcoming Knowledge Network docuseries Transplant Stories follows the emotional journeys of transplant patients. But, without the organ donor, there is no story. BC Transplant honours deceased donors every year at our Donor Medal Ceremonies.http://www.transplant.bc.ca/about/news-stories/organ-donation-transplant-stories/without-the-organ-donor-there-is-no-story-honouring-the-gift-of-life-at-annual-donor-medal-ceremonies2024-11-13T08:00:00Z
BC Transplant partners with Knowledge Network and Omnifilm to deliver ‘Transplant Stories’, a four-part documentary series<img alt="" height="522" src="/PublishingImages/get-involved/awareness-programs/green-shirt-day-resources/Bobbi,%20Jeevan,%20Aly,%20Brian.jpg" width="393" style="BORDER:0px solid;MARGIN:0px 70px;" />BC Transplant partners with Knowledge Network and Omnifilm to deliver ‘Transplant Stories’, a four-part documentary seriesTransplant Stories is coming to a screen near your soon, taking you through powerful stories of organ transplantation and donation.http://www.transplant.bc.ca/about/news-stories/organ-donation-transplant-stories/bc-transplant-partners-with-knowledge-network-and-omnifilm-to-deliver-‘transplant-stories’-a-four-part-documentary-series2024-11-05T08:00:00Z
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


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