It is important to acknowledge and remember that all donors come out of human tragedy and that organ and tissue donation would not be possible without the generosity of families at a very difficult time.
In 2018, there were 62 donors who donated following death, enabling 192 recipients to receive kidney, liver, lung, heart or pancreas transplants. Many more people received tissue transplants (cornea, sclerae, heart valves and skin) from these donors.
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“I see myself as the kaitiaki/guardian of these precious lungs as a family has very generously donated their loved one's organs, so I will do what I need to protect them.”
Nurse Amy Ng-Thomson shares her story of a lifesaving lung transplant at the age of 36.
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