07Jul/17

Portishead wife urges people to sign organ donation list after giving kidney to ill husband – North Somerset Times

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North Somerset Times

Portishead wife urges people to sign organ donation list after giving kidney to ill husband
North Somerset Times
With kidney donors in short supply, younger recipients are prioritised. Nick was told there was a real chance he would not have received one had he joined the transplant list. Ann, aged 51, said: “I made the offer (of a transplant) to him in 2014 when …
06Jul/17

Man killed in motor vehicle collision saves life through organ donation – Cape Breton Post

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Cape Breton Post

Man killed in motor vehicle collision saves life through organ donation
Cape Breton Post
IONA – The community is mourning Daniel Playwood, 29, who died as a result of a motor vehicle collision, and praising him for saving a life because he was an organ donor. Many say it is fitting to Playwood’s generous and giving nature. Advertisement.
06Jul/17

Best Home Furnishing’s honors organ donors by featuring nonprofit org on NASCAR cup race car – Dubois County Free Press

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Dubois County Free Press

Best Home Furnishing’s honors organ donors by featuring nonprofit org on NASCAR cup race car
Dubois County Free Press
Joey Gase will return to the No. 23 Best Home Furnishings Toyota Camry next week for the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway with a very special tribute on the back of his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race car. Best Home Furnishings is …

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06Jul/17

Thousands of Coloradans Expected at Denver 5K to Honor Organ, Eye and Tissue Donors, Candidates, Recipients … – PR Newswire (press release)

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Thousands of Coloradans Expected at Denver 5K to Honor Organ, Eye and Tissue Donors, Candidates, Recipients …PR Newswire (press release)While Eric realizes that not everyone can be a living donor, he hopes to inspire and encourage all residents to re…

06Jul/17

To solve organ shortage, states consider ‘opt-out’ organ donation laws – STAT

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STAT

To solve organ shortage, states consider ‘opt-out’ organ donation laws
STAT
It’s called opt-out organ donation or “presumed consent” and it means that basically every resident is an organ donor unless they remove themselves from that list. Some version of opt-out organ donation already exists in 25 European countries including …
Being an organ donor is your choice, not the state’s to dictateIndependent Online

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06Jul/17

Clifton couple celebrates organ donor’s life at recent wedding – The Herald Journal

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The Herald Journal

Clifton couple celebrates organ donor’s life at recent wedding
The Herald Journal
Troy Westover, second right, poses with family members and Kellye Pummill, third right, at the recent wedding of his daughter. An organ donation from Pummill’s daughter saved Westover’s life in 2014. From left: Bride and groom Trevor and Kiasa; Kellye …
06Jul/17

Heathcote remembers Rikki Stephens; raise awareness of organ and tissue donation – Bendigo Advertiser

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Bendigo Advertiser

Heathcote remembers Rikki Stephens; raise awareness of organ and tissue donation
Bendigo Advertiser
HEATHCOTE Football Netball Club will use this Saturday’s clash against Colbinabbin to remember a former teammate and friend and raise awareness about the importance of organ and tissue donations. The Saints are holding a Rikki Stephens Memorial …
05Jul/17

Baby backs dad’s organ donor campaign – Wigan Today

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Wigan Today

Baby backs dad’s organ donor campaign
Wigan Today
As part of Louise’s appeal, she was keen to advise people signing up to the organ donor register to inform their families of their wishes. Despite the personal decision to donate one’s organs after death, families of the deceased still have the right …