Transplant boosts Oscar's sight

Oscar Walsh

Four months after undergoing an ambitious operation, 3-year-old Nelson boy Oscar Walsh can see with both eyes again.

Oscar suffered an aggressive infection two years ago after a piece of grit got into his left eye. The grit was promptly removed at Nelson Hospital, but a bacterium that was introduced with it destroyed most of his cornea over the following weekend.

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Wikitoria lost her son Clifford in an accident in 2012. She shares her experience of the organ donation process below, which also included taking Clifford home to the family marae for a night.

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