GiveLifeUHN Newsletter Archive

Love. Courage. Determination. Hope. Bravery. Devotion. Strength. Dedication.

These are some of the words that come to mind when we think of living organ donation.

From the strength, bravery and hope for those waiting for an organ transplant, to the love, courage and determination of living donors, to the expert care and dedication of Team Transplant.

We come together this month for Living Donation Week, September 10-16 to celebrate everyone who makes living donation possible and inspire those currently waiting for a transplant and everyone around them to explore the lifesaving gift of living donation. 

Join us in sharing gratitude, hope, light, education and information. To view all events happening for Living Donation Week, visit http://givelifeuhn.eventbrite.ca

We look forward to hearing your stories and celebrating with you.

Happy Living Donation Week!

 

Centre Team

@givelifeuhn

 

SAVE THE DATE: SEPTEMBER 10-16, 2023! Living Donation Week invites all of us to come together, celebrate and spread the word about this life-changing gift and everyone who makes it possible! This year's event will include:
  1. #ShareTheLight with 50+ participating locations across Canada, US, UK and beyond lighting up green for living organ donation. 
  2. a virtual Celebration Event, plus fun Great Actions Leave a Mark Photo Corner at Toronto General Hospital and Constantine Yorkville Run.
  3. interactive How to Find Your Living Donor sessions for kidney and liver patients on the transplant waitlist. This year, you will have the option of registering for online or in-person events in various locations across the country (check Eventbrite for up-to-date list). A Zoom "office hours" session will also be available if you need practical advice from people with lived experience and expertise in social media appeals and dealing with the media.
  4. Professional development opportunities and partner events. including a webinar on early results from the Expedited Living Kidney Donor Assessment pilot project, Ajmera Transplant Rounds highlighting the Chinese Health Equity Project, and updates on PROPELLER - prehab for living liver donors and other research projects.
  5. Inspiring stories from the Great Actions Leave a Mark Campaign to help spread awareness 
  6. Constantine Yorkville Run/Walk in support of the Centre for Living Organ Donation.

Check out the #LDW2023 Partner Kit for more info and the many ways to participate.

Share your story and messages of hope and gratitude on the #LDW2023 Gratitude Wall. Remember to email us your living donor medal selfies and #ShareTheLight location pics. Or post about your journey and tag @givelifeuhn on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIN, XTwitter and YouTube. #ShareTheLight

Coming Up

Ongoing Education Sessions 
Free online information sessions presented by Centre for Living Organ Donation
  • 1st Tuesday of the Month: Information for Potential Living Kidney Donors 
  • 2nd Tuesday of the Month: Finding a Living Donor. Also check out Having Your Donor Find You, a free self-paced video series for those on the kidney transplant waitlist and their advocates.
  • 3rd Tuesday of the Month: Financial Resources for Living Donors (PRELOD and other provincial reimbursement programs, employer support and more)
  • 4th Tuesday of the Month: Information for Potential Living Liver Donors
  • 4th Wednesday of the Month: Information for Caregivers of People on the Liver or Kidney Transplant List

In Case You Missed It

In this episode of the Green Table Talk, host Jennen Johnson is joined by recent kidney transplant recipient, Terrence Gardiner. Terrence was born with one functioning kidney which eventually failed. He lived on dialysis for nearly 24 years, fought cancer and was finally added to the kidney transplant list in January 2023. In this episode Terrence talks openly about his health journey, life post transplant and why it took a little while to get used to sleeping in his own bed.
In this clip from the latest GTT episode, Terrence talks about who knew about his health status growing up. 
Living Transplant goes behind the scenes to bring you stories from the world of transplant that you've never heard before. Join living kidney transplant recipient and UHN Centre for Living Organ Donation Coordinator, Candice Coghlan, and her guests - patients, clinicians, researchers. Subscribe now wherever you listen to podcasts - Google, Apple, Spotify!
With Justin Poy and Dr Samantha Anthony
Listen to full episode here.

In this bonus episode of Living Transplant, host Candice is joined by Jaime Watt who received a life changing kidney transplant thanks to his partner, Paul. Their stories were featured in the Great Actions Leave a Mark Campaign, greatactions.ca Proceeds from Jaime's recently published bestseller reflecting on his time as a Toronto Star columnist will benefit the Centre for Living Organ Donation
Go to Storytelling Saturdays

Marie-Pierre Schryburt who lives with utosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD), received a kidney transplant from her cousin!. She shares her story.

Community Partner Events

Once again, Health Canada recognized September 4th as National Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Awareness Day - a special day devoted to raising awareness of this life-threatening, genetic disease. Though PKD affects thousands in Canada and millions worldwide, many people have never heard of it. Together, we can change this!

#PKDAwarenessDay is our day to raise awareness about this disease, and the devastating impact it has on generation after generation. This year we had a very enheartening response from communities across Canada, recognizing PKD Awareness Day through more than 60 proclamations, 29 flag raisings, and the lighting of more than 25 landmarks with the colour teal for PKD.

The Centre for Living Organ Donation at UHN
Toronto General Hospital | Ajmera Transplant Centre
585 University Ave, 9 MaRS-9115, Toronto, ON M5G 2N2 Canada
livingorgandonation@uhn.ca  | 416-340-5400 | @givelifeuhn
www.livingorgandonation.ca | www.uhnlivingdonor.ca

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