These are the stories of lives transformed through the heart-warming generosity of organ and tissue donation.
“I hope my donor is proud of the way I’m using my second chance at life.”
Through her teens and into her early twenties, Shelley Langille waited and wondered what her future would be – if she even had a future. Her kidneys were failing and her young life was being cut short.
Then she received word that a perfect stranger had made a promise to save her life.
Some time earlier, Shelley’s donor had had the foresight to check those all-important boxes on the Health Card form, and had committed to being an organ and tissue donor.
Shelley accepted the gift and has never forgotten how precious it was. In honour of her organ donor, she is living life to the fullest.
“An undergraduate degree, two masters, a career in education I love, and volunteering here in Nova Scotia and abroad…I hope my donor is proud of the way I am using my second chance at life.”
Shelly Langille, Truro, Nova Scotia
