Tamara Fisher and her daughter Evanne Fisher received help from the David Foster Foundation when Evanne was still in the womb.
Photograph by: Darren Stone, Victoria Times Colonist , timescolonist.com April 18, 2012
Evanne Fisher was receiving help from the David Foster Foundation before she was even born.
Evanne’s mother, Tamara Fisher, told an audience of politicians, public servants and business people Wednesday at the Fairmont Empress hotel that her daughter was never expected to live.
Fisher said she was told while she was pregnant that ultrasound exams revealed that her daughter had a malformed heart. The only hope was a heart transplant almost immediately after birth.
To be close to surgeons and improve her chances of receiving a donated organ, Fisher was flown to Toronto while still pregnant. The David Foster Foundation stepped in to buy plane tickets, pay rent on an apartment, buy groceries and even pay for cold-weather gear for the winter.
In the end, Evanne defied doctors’ predictions and lived about a month until a donated heart became available and was implanted. She is now seven and lives in Colwood.
Read more: http://www.timescolonist.com/health/David+Foster+makes+plea+organ+donation/6481580/story.html#ixzz1sXsNb5VT
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1 comment:
Grace.......A gift rendered by one who need not do so. I'v been thinking alot about organ donation lately ( for obvious reasons ). I'v wondered, why wouldn't someone donate their tissue and/or organs. I think many more people would, if they took a moment to think about it. I am a donor so I can speak to that side of it. The idea that my organs and/or tissue could save the life of another or improve the life of another is one that compelles me. Why would I not. If my life is drawing to a close, why should I allow the lives of others to end when I can do something to change their outcome. I can make a difference..My legacy to this world will be one of compassion as I know that it is the selfless acts that live on. My legacy will be that many families will be blessed to have their loved ones alive, and healthy. My legacy will be one of grace. I know that even though I'm a donor, that does not mean that we will get the organ we need right now. And I know that if you become a donor, the chances that your donation will save my daughter is slim to none. But, it will save somebody.......
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