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Living Transplant: Patient Stories | Organ Donation | Medical Experts

Living Transplant: Patient Stories | Organ Donation | Medical Experts with Candice Coghlan. Supported by the Ajmera Transplant Centre, Toronto General Hospital, UHN

Living Transplant: Patient Stories | Organ Donation | Medical Experts is a podcast that takes you behind the scenes at the transplant program at Toronto General Hospital with the goal to educate, inspire and fuel your passion about transplant, with your host, Candice Coghlan, an Education & Outreach Coordinator at the Centre for Living Organ Donation at the UHN Ajmera Transplant Centre and a kidney transplant recipient.

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47:11

I've Learned to Walk 3x in My Life

Living Transplant: Patient Stories | Organ Donation |... ·

2023/07/07

In this episode, host Candice Coghlan sat down with Shilpa Raju, an epidemiologist who finished her degree while battling cancer. She survived the cancer, however unfortunately the side effects from her treatment caused severe lung damage, resulting in her need for a double lung transplant. Shilpa spoke about being a young person battling illness and trying to keep a sense of normalcy and positivity through her day to day. Later, we were joined by Dr Mamatha Bhat, a staff hepatologist and clinician

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52:02

Waiting for the Science to Catch Up

Living Transplant: Patient Stories | Organ Donation |... ·

2023/06/22

Host Candice Coghlan is joined by Darryl Wallis, who was diagnosed with Hollow Visceral Myopathy at age one. He grew up in and out of hospitals and unable to eat, but about 16 years ago, he received a multi-organ transplant including a liver, bowel, stomach and pancreas, which gave him his life back. He was able to have a family and become a pharmacist and a few years ago, Darryl's son was diagnosed with the same disease. He also received a multi-organ transplant by the same surgeon, Dr. Anand

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01:03:36

The Rest of Your Sight Life

Living Transplant: Patient Stories | Organ Donation |... ·

2023/06/08

Host Candice Coghlan is joined by Amber Needham and her living eye stem cell donor, Kathy O'Toole. They discuss how Amber lost her eyesight twice from unique situations. Amber, Kathy and Candice talk about their remarkable journey as Amber went from 2020 vision to blindness and how she was given a second chance with sight when Kathy donated stem cells from her eye. They are later joined by Amber's ophthalmologist, Dr. Clara Chan, who talks about fascinating innovation in science with stem cell

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01:04:13

I Got My Voice Back

Living Transplant: Patient Stories | Organ Donation |... ·

2023/05/25

Host Candice Coghlan is joined by Ivica, an opera singer who loves baking, teaching others, and above all else, his family. Ivica discusses his journey with kidney failure and how his brother stepped forward to be his donor, giving him back the strength to sing beautifully. Later we're joined by Margot Mitchell, a retired social worker who worked at UHN for over 20 years. She speaks of the importance of good mental health and how we can all move through grief to gratitude. To listen to more of

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47:43

The Queen of My Heart Function

Living Transplant: Patient Stories | Organ Donation |... ·

2023/05/11

Host Candice Coghlan is joined by Charles Cook, an incredibly brave and vibrant person who is a heart and kidney transplant recipient. After far too many close cases with death, Charles has implemented the life motto of ‘keep bangin’. Charles and Candice are later joined by the one of a kind cardiologist, Dr. Heather Ross who is highly decorated with awards like Canadian Geographic’s top 100 Explorers and the Order of Canada. She talks about football, her childhood, Testing Your Limits and why the

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BONUS: Great Actions Leave a Mark - Paul

Living Transplant: Patient Stories | Organ Donation |... ·

2023/04/27

In September, 2022, we launched Great Actions Leave a Mark, a national, multi-year public awareness campaign about living organ donation and transplantation. It has images and videos of living kidney and liver donors and recipients from across Canada. This week you will hear another story from a great actions model about their journey with living organ donation. In this episode, host Candice was joined by Paul. Paul’s partner was diagnosed with kidney failure and told him about the three possible

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BONUS: Great Actions Leave a Mark - Ian

Living Transplant: Patient Stories | Organ Donation |... ·

2023/04/13

In September 2022, we launched Great Actions Leave a Mark, a national, multi-year public awareness campaign about living organ donation and transplantation. It has images and videos of living kidney and liver donors and recipients across Canada. In this episode, Host Candice is joined by Ian Goodall-George, who self proclaimed himself as the poster child for boring, but is anything but that. Ian is an anonymous, non directed kidney donor, meaning he stepped forward to donate a kidney to a stranger,

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22:09

BONUS: Great Actions Leave a Mark - Ashley

Living Transplant: Patient Stories | Organ Donation |... ·

2023/03/30

In September 2022, we launched Great Actions Leave a Mark, a national, multi-year public awareness campaign about living organ donation and transplantation. It has images and videos of living kidney and liver donors and recipients across Canada. In this episode, Host Candice is joined by Ashley, a world traveller and horseback rider who donated a kidney to a stranger through the Kidney Paired Donation program. The views and opinions expressed in this interview do not necessarily reflect the

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26:17

BONUS: Great Actions Leave a Mark - Craig

Living Transplant: Patient Stories | Organ Donation |... ·

2023/03/16

In September, 2022, we launched Great Actions Leave A Mark, a national, multi-year public awareness campaign about living organ donation and transplantation. It has images and videos of living kidney and liver donors and recipients across Canada. In the coming weeks, you'll hear stories from great actions models about their journey with living organ donation. In this episode, Host Candice interviewed Craig Settee, a family man and marathon runner who donated a kidney to his brother just over ten

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21:29

BONUS: Great Actions Leave a Mark - Jaime

Living Transplant: Patient Stories | Organ Donation |... ·

2023/03/02

Bonus Episode: Great Actions Leave a Mark - Jaime In September, 2022, we launched Great Actions Leave A Mark, a national, multi-year public awareness campaign about living organ donation and transplantation. It has images and videos of living kidney and liver donors and recipients across Canada. In the coming weeks, you'll hear stories from Great Actions models about their journey with living organ donation. In this episode, host Candice is joined by Jaime Watt, whose partner donated a kidney to

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BONUS EPISODE: Remember This Living Donation - Len

Living Transplant: Patient Stories | Organ Donation |... ·

2023/02/16

Bonus Episode: Remember This Living Donation - Len During Living Donation Week 2021, we partnered with the podcast, Remember This, with host Amanda Cupido to highlight first person living organ donation stories submitted through an online app. In this episode, Len shares his story as a double anonymous, non-directed living donor, which means he donated a portion of his liver to a stranger, then he donated a kidney to a stranger! The views and opinions expressed in this interview do not necessarily

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BONUS EPISODE: Remember This Living Donation - Glenna

Living Transplant: Patient Stories | Organ Donation |... ·

2023/02/02

Bonus Episode: Remember This- Glenna During Living Donation Week 2021, we partnered with the podcast, Remember This, with host Amanda Cupido to highlight first person living organ donation stories submitted through an online app. In this episode, Glenna shares her journey as a non-directed, living anonymous donor, meaning she donated 62% of her liver to a stranger! Enjoy! The views and opinions expressed in this interview do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Toronto General

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BONUS EPISODE: Remember This Living Donation - Katie

Living Transplant: Patient Stories | Organ Donation |... ·

2023/01/19

During Living Donation Week 2021, we partnered with the podcast, Remember This, hosted by Amanda Cupido to highlight first person living organ donation stories submitted through an online app. In this episode, Katie shares her journey as a living liver donor to her husband Simon and its impact on their family. Enjoy! To submit your story, please reach out to us at livingorgandonation@uhn.ca For more information about Living Liver Donation

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BONUS EPISODE: Remember This Living Donation - Palma

Living Transplant: Patient Stories | Organ Donation |... ·

2023/01/05

Bonus Episode: Remember This- Palma During Living Donation Week 2021, we partnered with the podcast, Remember This, with host Amanda Cupido to highlight first person living organ donation stories submitted through an online app. In this episode, Palma shares her journey as a living liver donor to her cousin Jess. Enjoy! The views and opinions expressed in this interview do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Toronto General Hospital or the University Health Network. To submit

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01:04:55

Cancer Muggles & James Bond

Living Transplant: Patient Stories | Organ Donation |... ·

2022/12/22

Host Candice Coghlan is joined by Natalie Theron, a liver transplant recipient who was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer the day before she gave birth to her daughter. After an incredible journey with cancer trials, chemotherapy, a HAIP pump and hospital stays, Natalie’s husband became her liver donor, effectively curing her liver cancer. Candice and Natalie speak about rollercoasters, motherhood, bravery and cancer muggles. Candice and Natalie are joined by her liver transplant surgeon, Dr

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01:45:35

Team Delfina

Living Transplant: Patient Stories | Organ Donation |... ·

2022/12/09

Host Candice Coghlan is joined by Team Delfina: Betsy Amores, Peter Budziak and their two amazing children, liver transplant recipient Delfina, and big brother Matthew. Peter and Betsy talk about their family’s journey with Delfina, who was diagnosed with biliary atresia, and later needed a living liver transplant to save her life. After a large media campaign and a surgery on her liver, mom Betsy became Delfina’s living liver donor. They speak about the impact it has had on their family, how to

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01:38:55

Ordinary People Can Do Extraordinary Things

Living Transplant: Patient Stories | Organ Donation |... ·

2022/11/24

Host Candice Coghlan is joined by guest host, Ioanna Roumeliotis, a kidney donor to her brother who lives with Polycystic Kidney Disease. They discuss the process of donating, the ups and downs and how ordinary people can do extraordinary things, like saving a life by donating a kidney or liver. Candice and Ioanna are joined by Dr. Sunita Singh, Medical Director of the Living Kidney Donation Program at UHN. She describes the importance of donor safety, the process of becoming a living donor and how

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01:55:33

A Whole Family Journey

Living Transplant: Patient Stories | Organ Donation |... ·

2022/11/10

Host Candice Coghlan is joined by guest host, Maria Acero. They discuss Maria’s journey as a caregiver to her husband Luis, who was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis at the age of 15, and at the age of 47, was diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma. In 2019, Luis underwent two liver transplants within nine days, saving his life, but leaving him and his family with a difficult recovery journey, spending over 42 days at Toronto General. Candice and Maria are joined by Dr. Margaret Herridge, who is

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01:26:18

Behind the Scenes at the Banff CST Conference

Living Transplant: Patient Stories | Organ Donation |... ·

2022/10/27

This is a special episode of Behind the Scenes at the Banff CST Conference. The conference connects members of the Canadian Society of Transplantation with cutting edge science and leading clinical practices that can be used to advance the practice and science of transplantation in Canada. Host Candice Coghlan is joined by members who presented at the conference. You will hear from Dr. Marcello Cypel about universal blood types, Ghazaleh Ahmadzadeh about the relationship between African, Caribbean

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01:39:08

There isn’t a heart sitting on a shelf waiting.

Living Transplant: Patient Stories | Organ Donation |... ·

2022/10/13

Host Candice Coghlan is joined by guest host, Michelle Rambarran. They discuss Michelle’s journey as a new mom, learning she had spontaneous coronary artery dissection and what it was like to have a heart transplant, fearing that she may not see her son’s first birthday. Michelle had twelve amazing years with her heart, but needed a second heart transplant at the height of COVID. They discuss how to appreciate the little joys in life, moon face and how having a good support team can make the journey

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