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Transplant recipients show their appreciation heart ... and since then he’s gone on to lead a Record Staff really normal life,” conComox Valley organ tinues Davies, noting transplant recipients 14 years later, his son personally thanked St. has a happy life with a Joseph’s General Hos- wife and two children. “Without that organ, pital staff last week for helping make trans- receiving that heart, none of that would plants possible. St. Joseph’s was have happened.” Davies, plus Comox one of 28 B.C. hospiValley tals organ transrecipivideo-online p l a n t ents visrecipients ited during Operation www.comoxvalleyrecord.com R o b b i e ThompPopcorn son and week to hand over tins of pop- Sid Popham, visited corn to staff who work St. Joseph’s emergency to support the organ department and intensive care unit to thank recovery process. “It’s just a small way staff who support famithat the Transplant lies of donors dealing Society says thanks with the loss of their on behalf of recipients loved one, and recover for what’s been done organs for donation. ICU clinical co-ordifor the patients,” says Martin Davies, who nator Alana Drumworks as a volunteer mond says staff look ambassador for B.C. forward to the organ recipient visit each Transplant. “In 1999, at age 26, year. “Often in here, we my son Tim received a
than 400 are waiting for a transplant. Although 85 per cent of British Columbians say they support organ donation, only 18 per
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As a way of linking the marina, downtown and the waterfront, the Town of Comox recently completed the purchase of a property on Beaufort Avenue to aid in downtown vitalization and marina enhancement. At Wednesday’s council meeting, chief administrative officer Richard Kanigan noted in a report the Town purchased 1988 Beaufort Ave. for $570,000, under the appraised value of $575,000. At a special in-camera meeting in July, council passed a motion for staff to make an offer, not to exceed $600,000, to purchase the home subject to an appraisal and survey. The property consists of two lots, and staff is now looking
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into the potential of a subdivision or lot line adjustment to create another building lot, dedicated parkland along the stream and a remainder lot for the existing house, he added. The acquisition of the property is directly linked to the Town’s Strategic Plan — with a goal to develop a community walkway linking the marina, downtown, waterfront and parks. It is also supported in the Official Community Plan for environmental protection and
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ORGAN TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT Robbie Thompson hands St. Joseph’s General Hospital ICU clinical co-ordinator Alana Drummond a big tin of popcorn during Operation Popcorn week. PHOTO BY RENEE ANDOR see the sad side of it a lot because we deal with people that are donating the organs and their families, but to see the people that
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have received them and how it’s changed their lives — it puts a different spin on it and it’s very rewarding for us,” says Drummond,
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who teared up when she heard an emotional Davies tell his son’s story. “It touches your heart more.” Davies adds Operation Popcorn is also designed to raise awareness about the need for registered organ donors. More than 300 British Columbians have received transplants this year, but more
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