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Journey of Hope
Almost 1,700 terminally-ill Australians are wai ting for a life-saving transplant.
Many families are dislocated from their home community and work life as they move closer to a transplant unit to wait.
Through the Journey of Hope you will meet four Australians who are awaiting an organ transplant and their families.
We will hear of their hopes and dreams, their fears and, hopefully, their triumph.
Supprt the campaign and become a Journey of Hope advocate. Contact us for more information.
About the Journey of Hope
At any one time across Australia there are around 1,700 people on the official waiting list. However this is the tip of the iceberg. Many more thousands need a transplant but are often not placed on the list until they are in desperate need. For some, their health deteriorates until it is too late. It is a huge challenge with our rates of donation well behind many comparable countries.
The life of someone waiting for a life-saving transplant is very challenging. Not only do they have to deal with uncertainty, their families are often dislocated as they move interstate to be next to a transplant unit while they wait. Work and school life is interrupted, lives are put on hold.
How the Journey of Hope will help
The Journey of Hope campaign aims to help needy families with:
- Cash assistance in times of financial peril
- Covering travel expenses to enable families to see their loved one more often while they wait
- Accommodation and rental assistance for those families who move interstate to be close to a transplant unit
- Subsidies to cover the cost of a few simple things in life – such as the monthly rental of televisions for children waiting in hospital
Online education
As part of the Journey of Hope Campaign Transplant Australia will build an online education tool to help people waiting for a transplant through their journey back to the fullness of life. It covers nutrition, exercise, body-image and a range of self-esteem topics.
Advocacy
Transplant Australia also plays an important role lobbying governments for improved services, better assistance for living donors who generously give an organ, and advocating for increased access to transplantation services for Indigenous Australians.