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Stephanie Dyriw and her son, JP, show their scars from their dwelling organ donation in a photograph from the marketing campaign. “It’s unimaginable to see him return to full well being,” Stephanie says. (Photograph: YE Company)
Stephanie Dyriw’s three-year-old son, JP, was energetic, wholesome and glad. At some point all of that modified.
He started not appearing like himself, shortly deteriorating and when Stephanie seen a slight yellow in his eyes, she determined to take him to The Hospital for Sick Youngsters (SickKids).
Her son obtained many assessments and care, nonetheless his situation quickly declined. He was admitted on a Wednesday, and on Sunday, he was listed for a liver transplant. The SickKids workforce let Stephanie know that they had been in a race towards the clock to save lots of her son, and discover him a liver donor. A deceased donor couldn’t are available in time to save lots of his life.
Time was not on their aspect. Stephanie, not realizing a lot about dwelling liver donation, pleaded with the medical doctors to do no matter they might for JP, and examine if she may very well be her son’s liver donor.
Throughout the road from the pediatric hospital, the Residing Donor Liver Transplant (LDLT) Program workforce at College Well being Community’s Ajmera Transplant Centre – who assesses potential dwelling donors – labored diligently and quick, doing paperwork late into the night on Sunday to organize Stephanie.
Her donor analysis was performed in file timing. A course of that normally takes weeks, was accomplished in a day. On Monday, Stephanie came upon she was a viable match for her son.
Stephanie says she is “tremendous grateful to the unimaginable workers at College Well being Community (UHN), on the Ajmera Transplant Centre, Dr. Mark Cattral, admin workers, nurses, the groups at SickKids and everybody who made it potential.
“Workers had been so caring,” she says. “It was pressing, so I didn’t have time to totally perceive the magnitude of the method, however I do distinctly bear in mind the human moments all through my complete testing and moments main as much as, into and publish surgical procedure.
“I bear in mind a second the place I used to be working between UHN and SickKids and a porter stopped to inform me that he would pray for me and JP,” she recollects in regards to the interplay with a member from UHN’s Transportation Companies.
These lovely moments are those that she says she is going to all the time bear in mind – the exceptional dedication to saving her son’s life, and the way the groups at UHN and SickKids rallied collectively to permit Stephanie to change into a dwelling liver donor to her son, saving his life.
Stephanie and JP’s surgical procedure went very effectively. JP is beginning junior kindergarten and is again to being the colourful, energetic younger boy he as soon as was.
“It’s unimaginable to see him return to full well being,” she says.
“Our workforce put a number of effort to make this occur and ensure the mom might safely donate to her little one,” says Dr. Nazia Selzner, Medical Director of the LDLT Program.
“Residing organ donation affords a safer and more healthy pathway to life-saving transplants, and we’re very glad to see such a constructive final result.”
Since going by means of this course of, Stephanie was impressed to provide again. Along with her inventive advertising firm, YE Company, Stephanie collaborated with the Ajmera Transplant Centre to co-create the Nice Actions Depart a Mark Marketing campaign.
After changing into a dwelling liver donor for her son, Stephanie Dyriw labored with UHN’s Ajmera Transplant Centre to create the marketing campaign Nice Actions Depart a Mark to lift consciousness for dwelling organ donation. (Video: YE Company)
The marketing campaign showcases tales and scars (the mark) from 40 dwelling organ donors and transplant recipients throughout Canada.
It’s being unveiled this week, throughout Residing Donation Week, an annual consciousness celebration that includes free occasions and actions targeted on elevating consciousness, enhancing entry and fairness in dwelling organ donation, profiling the work of Group Transplant, and celebrating our unimaginable dwelling donors and transplant recipients.
The primary of its sort in Canada, the marketing campaign’s purpose is to focus on the gorgeous present of life that’s given when a kidney or liver donor determine to donate their organ to save lots of the lifetime of one other within the hopes to encourage extra Canadians to become involved and assist increase consciousness to the difficulty.
“Behind each scar is a ravishing story that represents a strong human to human connection,” Stephanie says in regards to the marketing campaign. “I’m past grateful to be part of this marketing campaign that celebrates the unimaginable journey of every dwelling donor and organ recipient.”
To be taught extra about Stephanie’s journey, and people of dwelling organ donors and their recipients, go to www.greatactions.ca. Nice Actions Depart a Mark is finished in collaboration with YE Company, BC Transplant and Canadian Blood Companies.
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