Tag Archives: Organ Donation

08Aug/17

‘Big Mike’ lives on through organ donation, annual motorcycle fundraiser – Suburbanite


Suburbanite

‘Big Mike’ lives on through organ donation, annual motorcycle fundraiser
Suburbanite
But from that darkest moment, the Kerr’s have used the accident to raise awareness for organ donation in Mike’s name. “The worst day of our life, something good came from the tragedy,” said Joe Kerr. Mike, a Jackson Township native who was a semester …

07Aug/17

Two-time kidney transplant recipient raises awareness for minority organ donation – Chattanooga Times Free Press


Chattanooga Times Free Press

Two-time kidney transplant recipient raises awareness for minority organ donation
Chattanooga Times Free Press
It was a stranger’s choice to become an organ donor that gave Cothran her kidneys, but too few people — particularly minorities — donate organs. That leaves some minority individuals who need organs with genetic compatibility struggling to find matches.

05Aug/17

Riders gather to promote Donate Life | photos, video | Port … – Port Macquarie News


Port Macquarie News

Riders gather to promote Donate Life | photos, video | Port …
Port Macquarie News
Just one in three Australians are registered organ donors. That’s too low. Here’s what you can do to make the change.
Message to register donation decision | Camden Haven CourierCamden Haven Courier

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05Aug/17

Specialists gather in SW China for organ donation and transplant … – Xinhua


Top Secret Writers

Specialists gather in SW China for organ donation and transplant …
Xinhua
KUNMING, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) — More than 1,000 Chinese and foreign organ transplant specialists gathered Saturday in southwest China’s Kunming City for a …
Shocking Facts You Need to Know About Being an Organ Donor …Top Secret Writers
Organ transplant reform in China: a journey of hardship and …Global Times
Young man’s death spurs Wayne to donateThe Queensland Times
Times of India
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05Aug/17

Need an organ? Chances of getting one are better at a private hospital – Times of India


Times of India

Need an organ? Chances of getting one are better at a private hospital
Times of India
In Mumbai, one out of 32 cadaver donations in 2017 came from JJ Hospital and Grant Medical College. The state’s nodal officer for organ donation Dr Gauri Rathod said the campaign was “slowly picking up in public centres but lack of manpower and …
Volunteer therapists help keep organ transplant athletes in sporting shapeChartered Society of Physiotherapy
Nottingham patients celebrate most successful Transplant Games to dateNottingham Post

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04Aug/17

Organ donation: Mum’s final gift saved many lives and reminds us she’s never far away – ABC Online


ABC Online

Organ donation: Mum’s final gift saved many lives and reminds us she’s never far away
ABC Online
The hours leading to this moment had raced by. It began with a horror phone call, moved to disbelief, before all emotions were shut down for a desperate airport dash. Then, a baggage carousel reunion where reality was inescapable: “Catastrophic.

04Aug/17

Should organs only be donated to organ donors? – East Coast Radio


East Coast Radio

Should organs only be donated to organ donors?
East Coast Radio
The process to become an organ donor is straightforward. You register, you receive a small organ donor card to fill in that you carry with you at all times, and you also get a sticker to put on your ID document and on your driver’s license. You then
Editorial: The time is now to have that conversationBendigo Advertiser
Gold Coast organ and tissue donors save nearly 140 AustraliansmyGC.com.au

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04Aug/17

Event honoring the gift of life- Organ Donation – News, Weather and … – KLKN


Lincoln Journal Star

Event honoring the gift of life- Organ Donation – News, Weather and …
KLKN
To Dan Alexander…race car driver Bryan Clauson is a hero because he chose to be an organ donor. During a race in Belleville Kansas last August, Clauson …
One year after death at Lincoln hospital, racer’s heart lives on in …Lincoln Journal Star

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