Taryn Svenson, Dr. Hassan, Dr. Beck & Dr. Moser accepting team award. (Submitted Photo/Taryn Svenson)

By Ben Tompkins

Logan Boulet Humanitarian Awards

Sask doctors and transplant team recognized for work in organ donation

May 2, 2023 | 8:00 AM

Two awards were recently presented to Saskatchewan healthcare workers, in honour of Logan Boulet.

Dr. Michael Moser and Dr. Gavin Beck (on behalf of the Saskatchewan Transplant team), received Logan Boulet Humanitarian Awards for their work in the field of organ donations.

They were presented on behalf of the Angel’s Legacy Project and the Dawne Switenky Memorial Foundation.

Both were originally created by Terry Switenky (the same year the Humboldt Broncos bus crash occurred), in honour of his late wife, who had passed away because she was in need of a double lung transplant.

According to Terry, he had noticed there was a lack of awareness across the country and across the world about being an organ donor, so they decided to do something about it.

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“The best way to do that was we awarded Logan Boulet posthumously, with the Dawne Switenky Memorial Foundation award for advancing organ donor awareness. At the same moment that happened, we did change the name to a gentleman that was most deserving, which was Logan Boulet himself, because what that young fella did with his decision has set a new course for awareness not only in this country but others as well.”

Terry met Dr. Moser following the crash and has described him and his team as true humanitarians.

“They don’t get much sleep, they work hard, they work smart, and they truly want to save a life,” added Terry. “Mr. Moser has done many kidney transplants, he’s probably one of the best in North America or in the world, and he’s just a great guy. He’s an angel himself surrounded by angels, is the easiest way to put it, it takes a team of angels to save those lives and they do it well.”

The event occurred this past Thursday in Saskatoon, at St Paul’s Hospital.

According to Taryn Svenson, who helped put on the celebration for Terry, Dr. Moser had an insightful and emotional speech, which ran through the stats and importance of organ donation, as well as the emotion and happiness involved when he helps make a family save a life.

“A lot of us there had stories that we were personally touched with, family members or loved ones that were awaiting organ donations, and perhaps didn’t make it,” she explained.

“It just amplifies the importance that people have to have those discussions with their family because when tragedy strikes, it’s quite an emotional overload and you’re not prepared to make those big decisions. We just feel that if you have those discussions prior to perhaps a tragedy that comes into your life then it’s just a little better managed, and you’re a little bit more prepared for what happens next.”

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