Unglaubliches Geschenk: In diesem Jahr wurden 263 Organtransplantationen durchgeführt

Incredible work by ODTI, the transplant teams and above all, the families.
Those people who at their moment of greatest loss, choose to help others and stave of other families grief even if only for a short while.

I’ve been through the donation process twice.
The 1st time in 2007 was very ad hoc with almost no support for the family, no real counselling and very much left to your family’s own devices.

The 2nd was in 2023, and the difference was huge. The ODTI team have really stepped up. From appointing a dedicated coordinator to liaise with family and even to do little things such as taking hand prints and locks of hair, to providing counselling afterwards.

The current logistical limit of the transplant is around 300-330 donors per year.
It is heartening to see that ODTI are approaching that limit.

To those families that choose to gift life and time to others in their darkest moments?
I wish them all comfort in their grief.

As a person just about to start dialysis. This is great news for the future!