She is saving her mom’s life

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This August we observe Organ Donor Month and there is a growing need for people to register as an organ donor. We spoke to transplant Doctor’s Dr Johan Koen is a heart transplant surgeon at Netcare Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital.

A life saving donation

Elizma gave us a call to tell us about her mom and how she is saving her mom’s life with a transplant.

Becoming an organ donor means you can save up to 7 lives. If you’d like to find out more you can register with the Organ Donor Foundation.

Phil de Lange
Phil de Lange
Phil de Lange is the producer of the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast show and has been with Smile 90.4FM since it's inception in 2013. Through his work on the breakfast show he has won two national radio awards. He has been in broadcasting for 15 years and has honed his talent at 6 different radio stations. Outside of radio he is also a podcast producer and award winning stand-up comedian.

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