Having children after transplant: one mother’s story
By Ana Gajic
Danielle had always wanted kids, but when she found out her kidneys were failing at age 29 she didn’t know what the future would hold.
Now, in the final installment of the #MyTXanniversary campaign, which celebrates our Kidney Transplant Program’s 50th anniversary, Danielle reflects on her transplant, the importance of family, and her two wonderful children.
Danielle is the twelfth in a series of patients whose stories we’ve told this year to celebrate our Kidney Transplant Program’s 50th anniversary.
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It’s called #MyTXanniversary, and we want to encourage more people to register as organ donors and highlight its patients and staff by sharing stories of their own transplant anniversaries. Past articles:
- Father who donated kidney to son turns 102
- An unexpected chapter in a love story: one couple’s kidney transplant experience
- ‘Life is not a dress rehearsal’
- ‘A chance to live again’: one patient’s journey to transplant
- ‘I had nothing to lose’: St. Michael’s patient reflects on 42 years with kidney transplant
- A patient’s journey from dialysis at St. Joseph’s to transplant at St. Michael’s
- ‘The Gift’
- One man’s journey made possible by only hospital in Canada to offer rare procedure
- ‘Nothing more meaningful that we can give’: a mom donates her kidney to her son
- Half a century of success for the Kidney Transplant Program
Sign up to be a donor, or check your registration status online today at our donor drive.
About St. Michael's Hospital
St. Michael’s Hospital provides compassionate care to all who enter its doors. The hospital also provides outstanding medical education to future health care professionals in more than 27 academic disciplines. Critical care and trauma, heart disease, neurosurgery, diabetes, cancer care, care of the homeless and global health are among the Hospital’s recognized areas of expertise. Through the Keenan Research Centre and the Li Ka Shing International Healthcare Education Centre, which make up the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, research and education at St. Michael’s Hospital are recognized and make an impact around the world. Founded in 1892, the hospital is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto.
About Unity Health Toronto
Unity Health Toronto, comprised of Providence Healthcare, St. Joseph’s Health Centre and St. Michael’s Hospital, works to advance the health of everyone in our urban communities and beyond. Our health network serves patients, residents and clients across the full spectrum of care, spanning primary care, secondary community care, tertiary and quaternary care services to post-acute through rehabilitation, palliative care and long-term care, while investing in world-class research and education. For more information, visit www.unityhealth.to.