Nottingham Trent student recognised with award after saving lives with organ donations
Hollie Marie Mullett had been studying veterinary nursing at Nottingham Trent University
A student from Nottingham Trent has been awarded the St. John Award for Organ Donation after her sudden death only last year.
Hollie Marie Mullett, 23, from the West Midlands, was rushed to hospital in 2023 where they found a bleed on her brain, which she would not recover from. This then led to the donation of a number of her organs.
Hollie, who was studying veterinary nursing at the time of her death, was on the organ donation register. Her father said whilst collecting the award that this act “shows what a thoughtful person she was”.
He added: “We were approached about organ donation and it’s never something you think you will ever be asked about, however, Hollie being Hollie, she had ticked the box when she applied for her driving licence agreeing to join the organ donor register.”
Hollie had been diagnosed with type one diabetes only 12 months before her death, and a research programme for the condition received her pancreas. She also donated her kidneys, heart, and lungs to at least three other people as well.
Despite Hollie’s family grieving the loss of their daughter, they consider her final act a “beautiful and kind thing to do” and take comfort knowing that she allowed for other people to “continue with their lives and to have many happy years with their families”.
Sadly, Hollie died before she was able to graduate or even know that she had passed her qualifications. Hollie’s family accepted the award in her name, and her father said he hoped more people in the West Midlands would be incentivised to join the organ donation register, like his daughter did.
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