'I’ll always remember having to wake Ellie’s big brother Harry to say goodbye and tell him myself and Ellie wouldn’t be there for Christmas'
A Dundonald family have described the "gift of life" they received as they celebrate their daughter's second transplant anniversary.
Ashleigh said: "In June 2020, when she was 12 weeks, old Ellie was diagnosed with Biliary Atresia, a rare liver condition, and we were told she would need a transplant. In October, she was able to be placed on the transplant waiting list. "After eight days Ellie was recovered enough to travel home and we had our own Christmas at the start of January. Since then, she has gone from strength to strength, we have had a few bumps along the way but she is now a healthy, cheeky, nearly three-year-old who is living her best life thanks to the kindness of a complete stranger and their family agreeing to organ donation.
Sunday, December 11 is Organ Donation Discussion Day, where the Publich Health Agency is encouraging people to think about organ donation, register a decision on the NHS Organ Donor Register, and to talk about that decision with loved ones. In the first six months of this year , 45 people have benefited from a deceased organ transplant in Northern Ireland. Overall, 100 lives here were saved and transformed through deceased organ donation last year, and 61 through living donation.
Catherine Coyle, Organ Donation lead at Public Health Agency said: “Signing the Organ Donor Register and ensuring that loved ones are aware of your decision, will leave your family certain about what you would have wanted should the worst happen.
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