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Physiotherapy and heart transplant

Children who require heart transplants have complicated medical issues. Learn how physiotherapy can help your child before and after a heart transplant.

Going home after a blood and marrow transplant

Learn how to care for your child at home, after the blood and marrow transplant.

Potential complications of a heart transplant

Learn more about common complications after a heart transplant.

Before the heart transplant

It is important to keep your child as healthy as possible before a heart transplant. Learn about what happens while you are waiting for a donor heart to become available.

Heart transplants

A heart transplant is surgery that replaces a heart that is not working properly with a healthy donor heart. Learn about heart transplants for children.

Physical activity and sport post heart transplant

Find out why physical activity plays an important role in improving the social, emotional and physical health of children who have had a heart transplant.

About kidney transplants

Read about the reasons you might need a kidney transplant and how a kidney transplant can affect your future.

After the heart transplant operation

After a heart transplant, your child will need to stay in hospital for at least two to four weeks. Learn about what is involved in your child's recovery.

The heart transplant operation

A heart transplant operation takes four to 10 hours. Learn what happens during the transplant and the major problems that may occur.

Returning to school after transplant surgery

Bone marrow transplant

A bone marrow transplant may be a treatment for some types of cancer. Read about what to expect before, during and after a bone marrow transplant.

Other complications after a kidney transplant

What to do while waiting for your liver transplant

Taking medications and looking after your IV line

Activity and contact with others after a blood and marrow transplant

Learn how your child can minimize infection at home, after the blood and marrow transplant.

Going through your kidney transplant assessment and getting the results

Liver transplant surgery: Taking medications and looking after your PICC line/CVL

What to do while waiting for your kidney transplant

Common questions and concerns when you receive a transplant organ

At home after heart surgery

Learn what to expect in the weeks and months after a child's heart surgery and how you can help your child to go back to a normal life.

Drug and alcohol precautions after a kidney transplant

The donor heart

Learn about donor hearts and what will happen to the donor heart before it is transplanted.

Drug and alcohol precautions after a liver transplant