Blind Pig Design

Help Support Organ & Tissue Donation in Canada

In November of 2002, after being hospitalized for several months, Thomas Awad received a liver transplant. A few visits to Metropolitan Hospital in Windsor necessitated a trip to University Hospital in London for additional tests. While there, Tom was admitted to the transplant unit immediately. With his liver barely functioning, dangerous toxins were building up in his bloodstream causing psychosis. Thankfully, after a month’s stay, a liver was found that matched the medical criteria. The successful eight-hour operation took place on November 16, 2002. With prayers from family and friends and the excellent care at University Hospital, Tom’s recovery has been on schedule.



At The Edge: A Tribute To My Donor is a heartfelt poem that Tom wrote recalling his difficult journey, the love and support of family and friends and the precious gift of life he received. This print can be purchased either framed ($49.95) or unframed ($21.60) with the proceeds to benefit the Canadian Transplant Association and the Canadian Liver Foundation. To order At The Edge, or for more information, contact Tom at 519 944 5760 or . These days, Tom can be found running in various 5k races around Windsor as training for The World Transplant Games to be held in London, Ontario in 2005.

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Canada’s organ donation rate ranks in the bottom half of countries in the western world where transplants are performed. More than 3,500 Canadians are waiting for an organ transplant, and every year nearly 150 of them die, waiting. For more information on organ and tissue donation in your province, visit the Health Canada website.

Read the Poem