OPENing your Heart to a New Way of Giving
I recently attended an event called the Celebration of Courage. Hosted by the Organ Procurement & Exchange of Newfoundland and Labrador (OPEN), it’s a ceremony that recognizes the generosity of […]
Tag Archives: Organ donation
Jeff’s Gift: One Family’s Journey to Organ Donation
Pat Loder shares the story of her family’s decision to donate their son Jeff’s organs after he tragically passed away in 2016. Her belief in the importance of giving to […]
Organ Donation – A Family Affair
Fifteen years ago, Mary donated a kidney to her brother Evan, who was diagnosed with kidney failure when he was just 15 years old. This is where their organ donor […]
The Career that Chose Me: Nursing in Critical Care
I began my nursing career back in 1994 at the tender age of 20, soon after graduating from St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in St. John’s. Jobs were […]
Breathing New Life: A Mother’s Story of Organ Donation
As part of Organ Donor Awareness Week in Newfoundland and Labrador (April 19-25, 2015), Eastern Health shares one mother’s story of her son’s bilateral lung transplant and how this selfless […]
Eastern Health Vice-President Donates Kidney to Save Husband’s Life
In 2011, I donated a kidney. At that time, it wasn’t a question of would I be willing to donate a kidney, but instead about could I do it. You […]
The Gift of Life: Organ Recipient Shares Her Story
I recently reached an important milestone…my 25th heart transplant anniversary! In celebration of my recent anniversary, and to recognize National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week (April 20-27, 2014), I […]
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