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A London, Ont., teenager who died following a stabbing last week has saved lives by donating her organs, her family says. On Sunday, the parents of 17-year-old Breanna Broadfoot posted a photo and video on Facebook, saying her liver, heart, lungs, kidneys and pancreas gave life to five people. “Her …
Read More »Game-changing technique could boost organ transplants in Canada. Here’s how – National
A medical team in London, Ont., has achieved a Canadian first: a groundbreaking technique that boosts the viability of donor organs. This breakthrough offers new hope for transplant patients by significantly increasing the pool of available organs, potentially saving countless lives. The technique, called abdominal normothermic regional perfusion (A-NRP), works …
Read More »‘You get hope’: Green Shirt Day designer talks about her own organ transplant journey
Green Shirt Day is about building awareness around organ donor registration, and is in honour of the Logan Boulet Effect. Global News sat down with Brandy Hehn, a multimedia designer who designed the new Green Shirt Day design, but who also has a much closer connection to the day. The …
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