Transplant Stories
Follow patients undergoing urgently needed organ transplants in British Columbia and see first-hand the remarkable work of medical professionals who perform and support these life-giving procedures.
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Follow patients undergoing urgently needed organ transplants in British Columbia and see first-hand the remarkable work of medical professionals who perform and support these life-giving procedures.
A Langley grandmother gets weaker while on the waitlist for a donated set of lungs. A young father races to VGH for a...
An organ retrieval team flies to Kelowna to retrieve a liver. A possible heart transplant brings a variety of emotions...
A racing enthusiast with a rare disorder finds his heart near failure. A girl who had a heart transplant just after...
Doctors implant an artificial pump in a man with sudden heart failure. A man with cancer hopes to find a suitable...
Alison is from Musqueam Indian Band. As a child, she was diagnosed as a brittle diabetic. Alison reflects on how that diagnosis has impacted many facets of her life.
Transplant teams are often faced with unusual circumstances. They go to great lengths to prepare for the unexpected.
Connected by exceptional circumstances, a donor family and transplant recipient meet for the first time following years of anonymous correspondence.
Inspired by a family member’s health battle, Katie sets out to anonymously donate one of her kidneys.
Waitlisted for heart transplant, Debbie, a Sylix woman, will need the odds in her favor to find the perfect match.
Lisa explains Pulmonary Hypertension, a rare condition of the lungs that is in some cases treated with transplant.
A potential pancreas transplant offers hope to Kerri, who’s lived with diabetes since she was a teenager.
In her role, Wynne has seen many changes in the field of heart failure/heart transplant, but her motivation to do the work remains the same.
Jordy takes us behind-the-scenes of BC Transplant’s anonymous correspondence program, created to connect donor families and transplant recipients.
Through BC Transplant led events, volunteers come together to tell their stories and raise awareness for organ transplant and donation.
Dr. Virani reflects on his time working with heart failure/transplant patients and the advances in treatment he’s seen over the course of his career.
In the aftermath of her liver transplant, Amy, a recovering alcoholic, tries to reconcile with her past and adapt to a different way of life.
Approaching the second anniversary of her heart transplant, Naomi celebrates by getting involved with her community.
A tour of the BC Centre for Disease Control and the operations used to do infectious and communicable disease testing before transplants can proceed.
In the intensive care unit, the team performs a bronchoscopy on lung transplant recipient, Dianne, as she nears extubation.
Elaine shares her daughter’s transplant story, revealing its lasting impact not only on their lives, but many others
A glimpse inside Vancouver General Hospital Immunology Lab and the compatibility testing required to match organ donors to eligible recipients.