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Revision as of 13:34, 14 September 2010
Donna Mansell is a double heart transplant recipient who campaigned for an OPT OUT Organ Donation register as well as counselling others in a similar situation from her hospital bed. Donna's Campaign has been continued by her husband Az Mansell after her unfortunate death in July 2010.
Early Life
Donna Louise Davidson was born on July 14th 1983 and led a fairly normal childhood until she reached the age of 19. After being pregant with her daughter Leonie for 33 weeks doctors soon realised that Donna had developed Dilated cardiomyopathy. Leonie was delivered by Caesarean section on 09 August 2002 while Donna was treated for heart failure. After 12 weeks of treatment was not successful, doctors realised that a heart transplant was the only option and on 2nd November 2002 Donna received her first heart transplant.