Content tagged with "organ-donation"

Staying at Eckersley House just made everything so much easier

Staying at Eckersley House just made everything so much easier

When 13-year-old Ethan France suffered kidney failure, dad Daniel donated the organ needed to save his son's life. Eckersley House, which recently secured a three-year grant of £108,839 from the wonderful Leeds Hospitals Charity, supported Ethan's family on two occasions. Sue France, Ethan's nana, shares their remarkable story.

Guilford Street House really is our 'Home from Home' while Amelia waits for a new heart

Guilford Street House really is our 'Home from Home' while Amelia waits for a new heart

Organ Donation Week 2023: After suffering heart failure last year aged one, Amelia Bolter has been a patient at Great Ormond Street Hospital since October 2022, waiting for a donor heart to become available. Amelia's mum Jodie - who arrived at Guilford Street House heavily pregnant but now has eight-month-old Blossom in tow - shares their story.

Without Scott House, I honestly don’t know what I would have done

Without Scott House, I honestly don’t know what I would have done

As part of NHS Organ Donation Week 2023, we spoke with mum of eight Emma Austin from Shrewsbury, who we supported at our Scott House 'Home from Home' while her 13-year-old daughter Olivia underwent a heart transplant at Newcastle's Freeman Hospital. Emma describes the donor heart as “an incredible gift” that has provided Olivia with the chance of a normal life after a decade of struggle. 

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