Doctors told me I probably wouldn’t make it to my 30th birthday, but I’ve got a very stubborn streak and wanted to live my best life while I could.
That surgery was the best thing I’ve ever done because it gave me back my life. Six months after the transplant, I was skiing on Mt Ruapehu and nine months after that, climbing Nelson’s mountains."
Have the conversation today
Have you talked about organ donation with your loved ones?
My name is Ashley Longstaff and I’ve recently turned thirty
one years old. I’m a technology teacher and house dean
at an all girls’ school. The job is challenging, and certainly
keeps me busy, but it’s also hugely rewarding.
