Little Kids: The Donation That Saved Little Cooper's Life

Welcome to This Glorious Mess Little Kids. A twice-weekly look at parenting as it really is - confusing, exhausting, inspiring, funny, and full of surprises. So many surprises! In 2019 almost 1700 Australian lives were saved through organ transplants which, were made possible through the generosity of 787 organ donors. Today we're bringing you one of those stories. Cooper was just nine months old when it became clear his liver was failing. For Cooper's parents, Simon and Jess, this was something they never thought would happen. But, as time wore on it became clear that an organ transplant was the only option for their son to live a happy and healthy life. Simon joins Tegan and Leigh to share little Cooper's story.  Plus, this week's Listener Dilemma, gift-giving etiquette, to gift or not to gift?   LINKS The Great Registration Race for DonateLife Week runs all through July and August. You can register to be an organ donor online at www.donatelife.gov.au The Safe On Social Webinar hosted by Kirra Pendergast and Mamamia is on at 7 pm AEST, Thursday the 29th of July. Register online now at www.safeonsocialtoolkit.com  SPECIAL THANKS  A huge thanks to Simon for coming on the show and sharing his family's story! RECOMMENDATIONS Listener: Gaspajoe and Klean Kanteen Stainless Steel Bottles Leigh: Apia Honey Tegan: Luca on Disney+ CREDITS Host: Leigh Campbell & Tegan Natoli Producer: Mikayla Floriano CONTACT US Share your listener dilemmas with us! Leave us a message on 02 8999 9386. Send us an email at [email protected] Looking for a community of like-minded parents?  Join our Mamamia Parents Facebook Page... https://www.facebook.com/groups/1047713658714395/  Want a weekly parenting newsletter from Holly Wainwright? Sign up here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/newsletter/  Looking for other podcasts to listen to? You'll find all our Mamamia shows at https://mamamia.com.au/podcasts/ Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.