At 5 weeks old Phoebe’s was diagnosed with Biliary Atresia and needed a new liver. My daughter couldn’t donate - she had to look after her - but I could. A deceased donor liver failed – but my liver worked. Phoebe is now four and thriving. #livingdonorweek

A Valentines story ❤️ My husband had PKD. I volunteered to be a living donor, but wasn’t a match. Fortunately we found a match on the shared scheme; it was all systems go! We’ve been together 35 years. Thanks to organ donation we have a even more! #livingdonorweek

My journey to living kidney donation was not straightforward, from being my mums donor but running out of time, to saving a stranger instead 🫘 #livingdonorweek

What types of living donation are there? #livingdonorweek

I entered the UK Kidney Sharing Scheme to help my fiancé, Adam: my kidney would go to another and their donor’s kidney would go to him. I donated in 2024. Recovery was tough but now I feel great! It’s a great process; I wish more people would try it! #livingdonorweek

I had known that my mum had a problem with her kidneys since I can remember, I would always say as a kid “You can have my kidney mummy”. I would always get the same response “Thanks Sammy, but mummy doesn’t need YOUR kidney” yet in 2021 she needed just that! #livingdonorweek

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I grew up with kidney infections. I finally had my left kidney removed but would need a transplant. I became a teacher, where I met Anne, an exceptional friend who became a live donor for me. I am healthier than ever. I can’t thank her enough. #livingdonorweek

Welcome to the inaugural Living Donor Week! This week we will share live donors stories as well as more information about living donation! #livingdonorweek

Continuing our women in science posts we have Freya @newcastlehosps transplant pharmacist. She's vital in making sure patients have the correct medications and everything is handled properly #womeninscience

Michelle worked in blood sciences @newcastlehosps processing tests to monitor patients' immunosuppressive drugs, vital to ensuring the longevity of transplants! She also got to know names of people waiting for transplants in hospital, seeing their names regularly #womeninscience

RT @BTRU_ODT: Has your family supported organ donation after the passing of a family member? Or have you been a living organ donor? If so @…

Next week is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science - so we are looking at some of the amazing women working in transplantation! Surgeon Emily Thompson received funding from us which enabled her to undertake a transformative six-month travel fellowship in 2016!

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Our Trustee Georgia had this remarkable view for her talk at George Heriot school today!

Doctors are trained to look for 'horses not zebras' when they hear 'hooves' teaching them to look for the common conditions. However they also have to be wary of rare 'zebra' conditions, often those who have transplants could be described as zebras, with the unusual conditions.

Ava (5) was born with a rare condition: Surfactant Protein C Deficiency. She was oxygen-dependent and tube-fed. Her only hope was a double lung transplant. After 2.5 years she got new lungs and can now run around, eat normally and loves school - all thanks to organ donation.

It's International Lego Day and at the Freeman Hospital (one of the UKs biggest transplant hospitals) artist Steve Mayes donated his Lego model of an anatomical heart ❤️

Today is the International Day of Education and that's why we've made this week EDUCATION WEEK here at Live Life Give Life! We believe that education will make organ donation the norm!

Throwback Thursday to when the Orgamites, our education partner, featured on The One Show with our trustee Luke speaking at the primary school his late wife Sam taught at.