B.C. broke records for organ donation in 2023
Two-time liver recipient Matt Scaife is encouraging British Columbians to register as an organ donor this April for National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Month.
Scaife said it was surreal, and he sat at the kitchen table stunned and unsure what to do until his then-wife finally got his attention.“I became quite sick again, not as sick but enough symptoms that I wasn’t able to work or function readily on a daily basis.”“To literally have your life back, to be saved twice in your life I can’t even honestly put it into words.”
“I think the scariest part of the testing would be finding out I wouldn’t be able to go through with the surgery at the end.” Hayes travelled to Toronto this past November for surgery to donate about 70 per cent of her liver to someone she has never met. Hayes said the application process to become a donor was simple, filling out a form and submitting it to a team in Toronto. She said she felt taken care of along the way as medical professionals determined if she was healthy and able to donate.
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