Author and journalist Kim Mollands died on Friday at the age of 48. Mollands suffered from cystic fibrosis, a chronic genetic condition with a limited life expectancy.
The author has been an advocate in the media for years for a law under which people automatically become donors, unless someone explicitly indicates they don't want to. This donor law entered into force in July 2020.
Mollands underwent a life-saving double lung transplant in 2010. In the past, Mollands has written for LINDA, among others. He wrote several books including no limits, It describes life before and after a lung transplant.
After this period, she continued her work as a thriller writer. In 2015 she won for her thriller The woman in the mirror Heiban Award, which is the audience award for the best thriller film in the Dutch language. This thriller was nominated by the jury in 2016 for the Belgian thriller award De Diamanten Kogel.
Despite the transplant, her health has deteriorated in recent years. In recent years, Mollands lived a retired life in Epe, where she also died.
