'I don’t know my donor’s name, but I call her Angela because to me she is an angel'
Two sisters who both had heart transplants are looking forward to celebrating their first normal festive season in years after making full recoveries.
Mrs Kerr, 55, received a new heart at NHS Golden Jubilee in Clydebank in 2020 while her sister received one in 2021.Ms Owens, 58, said: “I was having a bath the other day and it suddenly just washed over me that I felt good. I felt normal. I don’t know my donor’s name, but I call her Angela because to me she is an angel.
Although her transplant went well, Ms Owens has spent 205 days in hospital over the last year due to other medical problems. They teamed up with another transplant patient from NHS Golden Jubilee, Marie Coyle Robertson, to raise awareness of the importance of organ donation, thank the team who cared for them and also celebrate the memory of all those who have donated an organ and given someone else the gift of life.
Jonathan Dalzell, a consultant cardiologist and transplant service clinical lead, said the transplant unit at the Golden Jubilee has seen a marked increase in the number of heart transplants over the past three years.
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