My team
My Story…
On August 10, 2022, I received a life-saving liver transplant at Toronto General Hospital, part of the University Health Network (UHN) and a global centre of excellence for organ transplantation.
My incredible friend Susan Anderson selflessly donated 2/3 of her own liver to me, sparing me from a longer wait on the transplant list and the risk of becoming too sick for surgery.
As we celebrate the first anniversary of our surgeries, and at the start of Living Organ Donation Awareness Week, we are running together and raising funds to support the Centre for Living Organ Donation which was created by UHN Transplant in 2018 to improve access to living organ donation for people who need life-saving liver or kidney transplant and those who want to give a transformative gift of life.
Read more about Susan's gift and organ donation:
Our story: Friendship forged at Ivey leads to lifesaving living organ transplant | News & Events (uwo.ca)
Pitching in: Teamwork for transplant funding - The Globe and Mail
Learn more about living organ donation: www.greatactions.ca
Become a registered organ donor: www.beadonor.ca
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I am participating in the Constantine Yorkville Run to raise funds for UHN Foundation, in support of the Centre for Living Organ Donation at UHN's Ajmera Transplant Centre. With your help, we can reach our fundraising goal and make a difference. Thank you in advance for your donation and support.
Recent donors
| Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
|---|---|---|
| May 22 | Jared Trotman | CA$108.31 |
| May 18 | Olwyn family | CA$108.31 |
| May 17 | Robyn Gerson & Matthew Robertson | CA$108.31 |
| May 17 | Cyril and Vanessa Gerson | CA$194.18 |
| May 15 | Matthew Farb | CA$250.00 |
| May 15 | Ethan & Hannah Gerson | CA$180.00 |
| May 15 | Brandon Gerson | CA$810.22 |
