Mom's Second Chance: Cornea Transplant Restores Vision

0:00It's April 23rd. This is Canada News today, AI-powered stories from your city. Seven months back, Maurizio Lalonde got a cornea transplant that brought her side back in her right eye. She's a mom to three young boys, and now sees the world clearly again after a tough bacterial infection hit her hard while traveling in Indonesia last summer. That infection wiped out her vision completely, landing her in the hospital. Back home in Canada, doctors tried treatments for a month, but it was too aggressive, so she needed the transplant surgery in September through. Hema Quebec's tissue bank. Lalonde calls it a second chance at life, letting her live fully with her family. She's grateful for the perfect timing that made it all possible. Hema Quebec handles donations like corneas, skin, bones, and hard vows in the province. Their rep stress is getting the donor sticker on your health card or ordering one online, plus talking to your family about your wishes so they don't. Block it in a tough moment.

1:00Stories like hers show how one healthy donation can keep someone chasing their days with joy.