DonateLife Week kicks off with walk
Echuca's Rod Brown, 63, is an organ donation advocate. He received a kidney transplant six years ago and said it was an important issue to discuss with loved ones. A walk will be held in Shepparton tomorrow morning to encourage families to talk about organ and tissue donation.
By Fiona BroomDonateLife Week will kick off in Shepparton tomorrow morning with an awareness walk around Victoria Park Lake.
The national week aims to encourage organ donation and officially began on Sunday.
The Shepparton walk begins at 9.30am tomorrow. Goulburn Valley Health organised the walk to urge people to ''ask and know your loved ones' wishes'' regarding organ and tissue donation.
Echuca's Rod Brown, 63, is an organ donation advocate. He received a kidney transplant six years ago and said organ donation was important to discuss with family.
For Mr Brown, receiving a kidney meant the end of four years of peritoneal dialysism, which is when fluid is flushed through the system using a permanent tube in the abdomen, to treat end stage renal failure.
Figures released in January showed Australia reached its highest-ever number of organ donors last year.
Australia and New Zealand Organ Donation Registry chair Graeme Russ while 337 Australians lost their lives, but saved or improved the lives of 1001 people who needed an organ transplant.
DonateLife Week is part of the Australian Government's national DonateLife awareness campaign to increase family discussion about personal donation wishes. It runs to Sunday, February 26.
For more information about the walk email Carolyn Hargreaves at Carolyn.hargreaves@gvhealth.org.au
For more information about DonateLife week visit www.donatelife.gov.au
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