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Is it a stretch to consider the desperate need to change our perception toward organ donation to be a battle? For Canada to be our battlefield? We would hazard a guess that those 1500 people waiting for a life-saving organ … Continue reading →

Late in the day on April 30, 2015, Jim and Marah got the call for which they’d been waiting. A single call wiped away over 2 years of doubt, despair and pain and renewed their hope for life. The call … Continue reading →

Social media is a weird and sometimes wonderful thing. Right now, it seems to be throwing up an unanticipated barrier to organ donation registration. Many of us post stuff on FaceBook and other forms of social media – this results … Continue reading →

Yesterday was Jim’s birthday. He is 48 years old, celebrating with his family and friends. It was also the 2 year mark of Jim being placed on the heart transplant list more permanently (he had to get the shingles vaccine … Continue reading →

720. That’s how many days Jim has been on the organ transplant wait list. That’s a ridiculous number that represents so many challenges, worries, hopes and disappointments. How about 1597? That’s how many people are waiting in Ontario, right now, … Continue reading →

The pain of the organ donation waitlist is only comparable to one thing: the pain experienced by the donor family. (And by comparable, we mean that there is no pain that equals the loss of a loved one.) It can’t … Continue reading →

Jim and Marah made the remarkable decision many, many months ago to allow their story to be used as inspiration to improve organ donation registration. To put themselves out there – in the complete and honest way that they do … Continue reading →

February 14 brings to mind chocolate, cheesy cards and flowers. Valentine’s Day is a day to celebrate love. In many countries it’s also National Donor Day. What a fantastic concept – bringing together two days to show you care! On … Continue reading →

The wait for an organ donation in Ontario and in Canada is too long. The fact that it doesn’t have to be like this quite frankly makes us crazy. While people like Jim are waiting for a life-saving organ transplant, … Continue reading →