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Breaking New Ground

Breaking New Ground

What if, based on the comment of a grieving father, you left work that day, also grieving, and realized that you had potentially stumbled into a groundbreaking idea that could transform what we know about the brain and death?

An Open Letter To My Organ Donor

An Open Letter To My Organ Donor

As part of our recent Christmas Campaign, we had grateful recipient Fiona Walker share how her pancreas and kidney transplants have enabled her to go from being very sick with an uncertain future, to now pursuing her dreams and giving back to the community as a paramedic. Celebrating her ten-year transplant anniversary this past summer...

Forever my Hero

Forever my Hero

Forever my Hero While the world was grappling with a new and virulent virus, Dakota Meredith was facing her own battle. Diagnosed with colitis when she was just a young child, Dakota later developed autoimmune hepatitis. Eventually, this condition evolved into primary sclerosis cholangitis. Dr. Eric Yoshida at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) was instrumental in...

Music with Heart

Music with Heart

Music with Heart Catching up with Ashley Wey Last August, award-winning singer-songwriter Ashley Wey hosted a benefit concert in Victoria to spread awareness for organ donation and transplantation. This in-person and live-streamed event was well received by the community, with hundreds of dollars being raised to support organ donation and transplant research at TRF. For...

Our Dad, the Transplant Rock-Star

Our Dad, the Transplant Rock-Star

By Kennedie and Mikaela Maidment In the spirit of Father’s Day, we are delighted to have Kennedie and Mikaela Maidment serve as guest writers for our June blog! It is often said that the impact of organ donation extends far beyond the donor and recipient. For the Maidment sisters, whose dad underwent a liver transplant,...

Celebrating a Life Saved and a Life Remembered

Celebrating a Life Saved and a Life Remembered

On May 8, my curious, caring and happy daughter Addison will be celebrating a milestone I honestly wasn’t sure she – and we – would ever see: 10 years with her gifted heart. That’s 10 years of life, 10 years of growing, 10 years of learning new things, 10 years of loving and being loved....

A Wild Roller Coaster Called Life

A Wild Roller Coaster Called Life

It is often said if you want an honest appraisal of a situation, ask a child. You are likely to receive an answer that does not underscore nor overstate reality. For eight-year-old liver transplant recipient Ian Sewell, this is especially accurate, “Transplant lets you be with your family. It is hard sometimes and hurts sometimes....