Author Archives: jimshearts

A Message from Marah

Posted on January 10, 2025 by jimshearts

Tequila started the story, and unconditional love enhanced the story. Jimmy Maveety, 57, passed away suddenly at home, on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, after a 25-year battle with heart disease, showing his shining strength, courage and conviction to survive for … Continue reading →

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Jim’s Hearts: A New Day

Posted on November 21, 2023 by jimshearts

In September 2021 we shared with you that Jim and Marah were again facing the need for a heart transplant to address a unique type of coronary artery disease all too common in those who have experienced a heart transplant. … Continue reading →

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Trim for Jim: The Story

Posted on January 10, 2022 by jimshearts

Jack was only 15 years’ old when Jim first began his journey on the heart transplant list. At the time, the connection was boys’ minor hockey, where Jack played with Jim and Marah’s son Brett. As far as hockey communities … Continue reading →

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Just Imagine

Posted on September 13, 2021 by jimshearts

Imagine ascending to the peak of the highest mountain after a treacherous climb filled with setbacks, danger and unforeseen obstacles. Imagine your elation at finally stepping foot on the summit, surveying the path you took and reflecting on the grit, … Continue reading →

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Come Together – Right Now

Posted on July 19, 2021 by jimshearts

We can’t get the Beatles song Come Together out of our heads. It’s probably not super-appropriate, but it’s what we need to do for our friend Jim and his family. You need to sign up to be an organ donor … Continue reading →

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2020: Brought to You by the Letters W, T and F.

Posted on December 31, 2020 by jimshearts

The challenges presented by 2020 are legion. In the midst of it all, some bright spots shone extra brilliantly too: babies born, new careers, graduations and milestones achieved. One of those milestones was the 5th anniversary of Jim’s gift of … Continue reading →

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Next Chapter

Posted on September 23, 2020 by jimshearts

We’ve been a little quiet for a while, with the news of the day continuing to revolve around COVID-19 and the impact to everyone’s health and well-being. Like many of us, Marah and Jim were impacted personally by the international … Continue reading →

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Jim’s Heart

Posted on September 20, 2019 by jimshearts

The saying that a father holds his daughter’s hand for a short while, but she holds his heart forever might have been written for Jim and his beautiful daughter Ellis. Their bond is strong and the brass ring of walking … Continue reading →

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#NOTDAW

Posted on April 25, 2019 by jimshearts

This week is National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week. #NOTDAW  There is so much going on in this space right now including Canadian Blood Services ramping up to be a national voice of change and the Canadian Donation and … Continue reading →

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Into the Future

Posted on December 19, 2018 by jimshearts

The complexities of organ donation in Canada have had us diving into a few rabbit holes over the last several months. In an effort to regroup, we’ve paused to gather our thoughts a bit. It seems to us that the … Continue reading →

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