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More than 1,000 people have contacted the Ottawa Senators since the team made a desperate plea late Thursday for a liver donation that could save team owner Eugene Melnyk.
The Senators said Friday that they have been inundated with calls for more information. Of those, “numerous applications” were sent to the donor transplant team in Toronto.
Team owner Melnyk is in a Toronto hospital in desperate need of a liver transplant. Team officials said Thursday that a live donor — meaning a person donates part of his or her liver to be transplanted into the recipient — is his only hope because his rare blood type makes a transplant from a deceased donor unlikely.
The team has staff on hand today to field calls from people interested in becoming live liver donors. The team asked people not to call the number 613 599-0100 to pass along their best wishes to Melnyk, as many have done.
“While we greatly appreciate the expression of support, we are hoping to leave the phone lines open for those that are trying to complete and submit their donor application.”
If anyone is interested in donating, the team said, he or she should fax a completed donor form today “given the urgent situation.”
Gary O’Byrne of the Canadian Liver Foundation, Ottawa Senators president Cyril Leeder and team doctor Don Chow speak to reporters Thursday about the health of team owner Eugene Melnyk.
Melnyk has been struggling with illness since January, the team said. Three weeks ago, the 55-year-old was admitted to Toronto General Hospital, where he is now in dire need of a liver transplant. Potential donations from family and close friends have been ruled out as incompatible, team president Cyril Leeder said Thursday.
The urgency of the situation compelled the team and his family to make the desperate and unusual plea to members of the public.
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Live liver donations are becoming more common. About 600 have been performed at Toronto’s University Health Network, where Melnyk is being treated. And, although they contain risks, there have be no deaths among donors and all have returned to normal life after donating.
It is most common for donors to be members of a patient’s family or a close friend.
Still, numerous strangers have reached out to offer part of their liver to Melnyk, including one man who said: “I’ve always wanted to do something great for someone in need. I’m willing to donate if I am a match.”
More information is available at senators.nhl.com.
epayne@ottawacitizen.com
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The Senators said Friday that they have been inundated with calls for more information. Of those, “numerous applications” were sent to the donor transplant team in Toronto.
Team owner Melnyk is in a Toronto hospital in desperate need of a liver transplant. Team officials said Thursday that a live donor — meaning a person donates part of his or her liver to be transplanted into the recipient — is his only hope because his rare blood type makes a transplant from a deceased donor unlikely.
The team has staff on hand today to field calls from people interested in becoming live liver donors. The team asked people not to call the number 613 599-0100 to pass along their best wishes to Melnyk, as many have done.
“While we greatly appreciate the expression of support, we are hoping to leave the phone lines open for those that are trying to complete and submit their donor application.”
If anyone is interested in donating, the team said, he or she should fax a completed donor form today “given the urgent situation.”
Gary O’Byrne of the Canadian Liver Foundation, Ottawa Senators president Cyril Leeder and team doctor Don Chow speak to reporters Thursday about the health of team owner Eugene Melnyk.
Melnyk has been struggling with illness since January, the team said. Three weeks ago, the 55-year-old was admitted to Toronto General Hospital, where he is now in dire need of a liver transplant. Potential donations from family and close friends have been ruled out as incompatible, team president Cyril Leeder said Thursday.
The urgency of the situation compelled the team and his family to make the desperate and unusual plea to members of the public.
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Live liver donations are becoming more common. About 600 have been performed at Toronto’s University Health Network, where Melnyk is being treated. And, although they contain risks, there have be no deaths among donors and all have returned to normal life after donating.
It is most common for donors to be members of a patient’s family or a close friend.
Still, numerous strangers have reached out to offer part of their liver to Melnyk, including one man who said: “I’ve always wanted to do something great for someone in need. I’m willing to donate if I am a match.”
More information is available at senators.nhl.com.
epayne@ottawacitizen.com
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