Doug plays hockey and golf whenever his time allows. He loves to travel, and is an avid reader, enjoying history, biography, and science fiction. Blog at WordPress. About Doug Ferguson. Doug Ferguson is a lawyer, leader, reformer, mentor, teacher, and organizer.
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That profound sense of gratitude has inspired me to do whatever I can to encourage people to register their consent to donate and to share those wishes with their loved ones. Sign up to receive a curated collection of links and highlights from our award-winning breaking news coverage, in-depth analysis and unmatched investigative features at lunchtime weekdays. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. We encountered an issue signing you up.
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By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Sign up. Manage Print Subscription. At the end of that November while down to just 20 per cent liver function, he received the call that he and his family had been hoping would come — a liver was on its way for him. He underwent his first transplant surgery where an extremely rare case of hyper-acute rejection took place. Placed into a medically-induced coma, the team did what they could to keep him alive through complete liver failure, while his family held vigil at the bedside.
After an agonizing 96 hours, word was received that a second liver was on its way. Douglas Quan, was a success. Ferguson remained in his medically induced coma for another 10 days to allow his body the rest it required to begin to heal and ensure the new liver would achieve optimal function. I received the gift of life and it has allowed me to survive to spend time with my loved ones and to continue the pursuit of access to justice through my law career.
My gift of life allowed me to survive to meet my first grandchild, thanks to the generosity of others. Since its first kidney transplant in , more than 5, Canadians have received organ transplants at LHSC, including kidney, liver, heart, kidney-pancreas, pancreas, and multi-organ transplantation.
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