It’s been 16 months since Kevin Kienlein had a heart and double lung transplant. It changed his life and now he’s doing everything he can to help ensure that others have the same chance.
“While 85 per cent of Canadians are in favour of organ donation and transplants, in B.C. only 17 per cent are registered organ donors,” he said. “Some people are afraid that doctors won’t provide as much care to keep them alive if they are organ donors. The medical staff doesn’t know who is a donor. It is only at the last moment that they can check the data base to see if a person is registered. It is all done very respectfully. Another reason people don’t register is because they think they are too old but most people of any age have some organs that are healthy. One person who donates can save up to eight lives and benefit as many as 60 people. I’ve seen lots of miracles in Edmonton and I hope those miracles will continue.”
Kienlein had a congenital heart condition and first considered a heart transplant in 2009 and was put on the waiting list in March 2010.
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