In France, organ donation rose by 66% over twenty years. Ghalia Doumane, thirty-one years old, is the chief resident of digestive surgery at Montpellier’s CHU. She made many of liver transplants happen several times each week, in addition to her daily work, scheduled operations and emergencies.
“In life, you have to make choices. Mine, it’s to have passion triumph over reason.”
Her life, it’s her work. The hospital life. And the wait of the trip to go find organs all over France. A race against time, always in a hurry, which puts her in contact with other doctors and teams. It was during one of her transfers that she met Sébastien, a captain, working for a company specialized in health repatriation. He lived in Lyon. The found themselves working together, to share intense moments, often trying, and became a mutual support, the time of the trip. “There are sacrifices to make. For me, they’re sleep and my youth.” While waiting for the next meeting, which can only very rarely be made known in advance, Ghalia lives and works for her passion, to be close to her patients, to do everything to keep them alive. “My passion is to save lives, transplantation.”
