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TESTIMONIALS
TSN can help you... “Hearing that a donor had been found after such a long wait, was a huge relief. I felt a mixture of excitement and hope, tinged with a little anxiety. I know that transplantation is a difficult procedure, but having lived with my illness all my life, it was a risk I was willing to take. What no-one can prepare you for is the effects of drug therapy which, in the early days, often left me with unpredictable mood swings; the worry of rejection or infection and the feelings of guilt. My transplant team were brilliant, but it was the support that I received from the Transplant Support Network that really helped. Just knowing there is someone at the other end of the phone, who really understands, made all the difference. Looking back, my transplant team saved my life, but my friends at TSN saved my sanity.”
“My wife, Susan, had been waiting nearly a year for a new lung when we first heard of TSN. She had worried about not getting one in time and frightened about the operation if a donor were found. Despite the wonderful support she received from her family and friends, from which she got great strength, there were times when she felt isolated. Being able to speak with someone who had gone through everything she was going through lifted her so much and she spoke so fondly of those supporting her. Sadly, Sue died before a donor could be found, but I take comfort from knowing that her last couple of months were so much happier and peaceful through her contact with TSN.
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“I am always amazed by the hope and determination to fight that my patients and families show through the whole transplantation process. However, I also appreciate that as clinicians, we cannot underestimate the tremendous stress that is placed upon them all. The Transplant Support Network provides a unique matching system which allows patients and families to speak to others ‘who have been there’ and truly understand what it is like to be on the receiving end of transplantation. The TSN is an impressive and dedicated organisation. Whether you are a patient, carer or clinician, the TSN is exactly the kind of organisation that we need. Just pick up the phone and you will see that I am right”.