Author Archives: jimshearts

One of the longer-standing myths in organ donation is that flight crews cannot be organ donors. This is just not true, but it’s actually been one of the more difficult ones to counter. Jim’s story has been just the remedy … Continue reading →

Yesterday, Marah shared a happy family picture from Father’s Day. She captioned it “he made it to the patio to enjoy ice cream…”. Our first thought was “awww – that’s a great picture, and everyone looks so happy”. But then, … Continue reading →

The one thing that keeps Jim, Marah, Ellis and Brett going is hope. Hope that everyone signs up to be a donor. Hope that today is a good day. Hope that tomorrow will be a better one. Hope that they … Continue reading →

We’ve come to a sobering conclusion lately. While the concept of signing up to be an organ donor is a complete slam dunk for us, most people just don’t want to think about it. They don’t want to think about … Continue reading →

In honour of Father’s Day this year, we’d like you to put yourself in Jim and Marah’s children’s shoes. Just for a moment. We promise it will provide the urgency you need to sign up to be a donor. Jim … Continue reading →

When you are steeped in the world of organ transplant donation like we’ve become, you think of little else. A seemingly innocent comment might get us started on a passionate plea to sign up to be an organ donor. A … Continue reading →

You know when you call your kids for dinner and say “dinner’s in two minutes!” – think about that allotment of time. When you are waiting for the dry-cleaner to find your suit “ah, just give me two minutes” – … Continue reading →

This is our 40th post. What we don’t want though is for our very basic message to get lost in a whole bunch of words. So here’s the bottom line: Sign up to be a donor. Talk to your family … Continue reading →

Along the way, we’ve talked to a lot of people about registering to be an organ donor. One really surprising response we’ve received is this: “I want the doctor to do everything they can to save my life – if … Continue reading →