AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

HeartLinks Manitoba, is located in Winnipeg, Mb., Canada, provides heart recipients, patients on waiting lists, their families and caregivers with encouragement, support and guidance during each stage of the transplant journey. Our aim is that no individual pre- or post-transplant - be left alone when needing answers, understanding and empathy from someone who has experienced this life-altering journey.

Waiting for and receiving an heart transplant is a very stressful and emotional time.
Learning that you or a family member needs a transplant, going through the evaluation process, waiting for the call, undergoing surgery, recovering and adjusting to life after transplantation can be a wonderful yet emotional, stressful and anxious time.
Recipients may feel happiness, fear and even confusion, about their elective surgery; and family members become concerned about the welfare of their loved ones.

Support from family, friends and the transplant team members can help, but talking to someone who has been in the same situation is often the best cure for calming nerves
and realizing positive outcomes and attitudes.
That's where the HeartLinks Manitoba can provide assistance. a mentor can be a "face of hope" for everyone who is facing or has undergone a transplant.