Mentor Program
Talk to a Mentor: What does mentoring
mean?
The transplant journey is filled with emotions:
excitement ... anxiety ... happiness ... fear
... hope ... . During this life-altering
period it may help to talk to recipients and
caregivers Ñ the walking miracles who have
endured the experience.
Mentors are available to recipients, patients
on waiting lists, their caregivers and family
members. Ask your transplant co-ordinator
or social worker to put you in touch with a
GoodHearts mentor or contact
us to find out
more about talking to a mentor.
Waiting for and receiving an organ transplant
is a very stressful and emotional time. Learning
that you or a family member needs a transplant,
going through the evaluation process, waiting
for the call, undergoing surgery, recovering
and adjusting to life after transplantation
can be a wonderful yet emotional, stressful
and anxious time.
Recipients may feel happiness, fear and even
confusion; living donors wonder about their
elective surgery; and family members become
concerned about the welfare of their loved
ones.
Support from family, friends and the transplant
team members can help, but talking to someone
Ð a mentor - who has been in the same situation
is often the best cure for calming nerves and
realizing positive outcomes and attitudes.
That's where the GoodHearts Mentoring Foundation
can provide assistance. A mentor can be a “face
of hope” for everyone who is facing or
has undergone a transplant.
GoodHearts provides one-on-one contact between
people living successfully with a transplant
and people who are new or adjusting to the
world of transplantation. Please contact
us for more informaiton
or download the GoodHearts
brochure (pdf).
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