Former Ottawa Hospital nurse Pam Hopkins\u002DDargavel saw a near\u002Dfatal infection last fall ruin her chance to receive an organ transplant.
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But on Thanksgiving Monday, Dargavel said, he was told his wife was suffering multiple organ failure and had “just hours or days to live.” “Given Pam’s prognosis – she wasn’t expected to live – the donor went forward for someone else who needed it,” said Greg Dargavel, adding: “It was the right thing to do.”
“Since someone else got the liver donation that was destined for Pam, we’re now out looking for a second one,” Dargavel explained. Recovering from donor surgery takes about six weeks, according to information on the UHN website. Liver function is fully restored in a donor within two weeks.
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