The Liver Patients Support Group was founded some 16 years ago, and it was started by Jackie Shilton. Jackie held an informal meeting in her home for liver patients after being approached by members of the liver unit, Chaplain and  Nursing Staff. As members grew, meetings were later held at the hospital itself to accomodate them all. Presently there are some 20+ members who are very dedicated to offer help and support for patients diagnosed with liver problems, both at the meetings and councelling sessions which we hold at the hospital. The majority of our members have either had transplants or have been carers for the transplanted patients, who have helped nurse them back to good health again, and with the backing and cooperation from the medical staff, we are able to offer our services to other liver patients by exchanging our knowledge, help and advice of what it was like to have gone through a transplant, and the remarkable life you are able to lead afterwards. We are not able to offer medical advice, we are just people that were fortunate enough to have received a liver transplant. But we must not forget the donors because if it were not for their kind and remarkable gift of an organ none of this would be possible. God bless all donors.

February 2007 saw the launch of our website, and  we are now able to reach out to even more people keeping them up to date with the  activities within the group.

Who's Who in the group ?

                                          
                                   Alan                                      Derek                                    Megan

                     
                                          
                                   Pam                                      Eileen                                      Ken

                              

                               Maureen                                  John
   
                                          These are just a few of the many friendly faces in the group.

    Alan  Hyde                 Visitor Co ordinator + Webmaster 

    Derek Kendal           Chairman                                     

    Megan Kirby             Vice Chairperson                      

    Pam  Botterill           Secretary

    John Gibbs               Treasurer

    Maureen George

    Eileen Kendal

    Ken & Pauline Orme

    Yvonne Simpson

    Robert & Carole Townsend

    Roger Botterill

    Sue Tarling

    John Kirby

    Kerry Ruck

    Sheila Ruck

    Paul & Sue Brain

    Rowan & Philipa Elliott

    Richard & Christine Marklew

    Marrion Griffiths