Courtney and Brittany are joined by Michael Ward, Provincial Lead of Donor Family Services, Trillium Gift of Life Network, Thanatology candidate (Association for Death Education and Counselling) and former Funeral Home Director. Michael guides our hosts through the process of letter exchanges between donor families and the recipients of their loved one’s organs. In addition to reading a few letters, this episode includes advice on what and when to write, acknowledging grief and survivor’s guilt after transplant, and discovering how gratitude can help you move forward. Warning: tissues may be required.
This episode was recorded during Living Donation Week 2020 https://www.uhn.ca/Transplant/Living_Donor_Program/Centre_for_Living_Organ_Donation/What_We_Do/Living_Donation_Week/Pages/default.aspx
To watch the live recording, click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3fC8mrumAo&t=17s
For more about the Trillium Gift of Life Network, click here https://www.giftoflife.on.ca/
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.
