Lisa Hertwig from Alloa, who lives with cystic fibrosis, underwent a life-saving lung transplant in 2016. However, complications led to kidney disease, requiring routine dialysis three times a week at Forth Valley Royal Hospital. Lisa faced a long wait for… read more →
Irene took the decision to donate her son Graeme’s organs and tissues after he died in 2020, aged 40. She is in touch with Stephen Hake, who received Graeme’s lungs, and Irene, Graeme and Stephen’s names are three of the… read more →
Twins Daniel and Nathan Dewar both received kidney transplants – Nathan from his father Blair and Daniel from an unrelated organ donor. Blair, Nathan and Daniel’s names form part of a vibrant new sculpture that is both a memorial and… read more →
A Fallin man whose life has been transformed by organ donation has shared his story to mark Organ Donation Week (02 September – 09 September 2019). Robert Ford, 24, received a liver transplant in October 2018, a year after his… read more →
It’s Organ Donation Week (02 – 08 September) and the law around organ and tissue donation in Scotland is changing. From Autumn 2020, if people have not confirmed whether they want to be an organ donor, it may be assumed… read more →
A former NHS Forth Valley emergency nurse, who carried out her husband’s wishes to donate his organs, supported a series of local events to celebrate Organ Donation Week. Jane Hall was at Forth Valley Royal Hospital and Falkirk and Stirling… read more →
A 24 year old Forth Valley man whose life was saved by a kidney transplant is backing a campaign to help increase donor numbers in Scotland. He is now using his experience to help others, and regularly visits the NHS… read more →
A consultant with NHS Forth Valley whose family have both donated and received organs for transplant, is appealing to local people across Forth Valley to join the organ donor register. Dr Helen Tyler, who works in intensive care at Forth… read more →
