Los Angeles Times |
Transplant recipient who’ll ride in the Rose Parade strives to pay forward the gift of life
Los Angeles Times “There is a clear symbolic association between the team effort needed to propel the catamaran and the selflessness of deceased donors and their families providing life-saving gifts to grateful recipients,” said Tom Mone, chairman of the Donate Life … |
Stuff.co.nz |
New Zealand’s youngest heart transplant patient, one year on
Stuff.co.nz Her immune system must be constantly suppressed to prevent her body rejecting the donor heart. She loves gardening, but wears tiny gloves to protect against the soil’s unseen bacteria. She can play with Millie but not with sick or unvaccinated children. |
Naples Daily News |
Organ, tissue donation support group chooses Naples woman to ride on Rose Parade float
Naples Daily News Her orthopedic surgeon encouraged Wilkinson to consider an allograft procedure, during which she would receive tissue from a deceased donor instead of having to use parts of her hamstring to repair her knee. “A lot of people are fearful of using other … |
Mason City Globe GazetteEye, tissue donation makes a difference for North IowansMason City Globe GazetteBased in North Liberty, the Iowa Donor Network is a nonprofit agency that facilitates the recovery of organs, eyes and tissue in Iowa. It also educa…
WIREDInside the Lab that Grows Human Skin to Test Your CosmeticsWIREDAs MatTek has expanded other tissues, it also worked with the National Disease Research Interchange, an organization funded by the National Institutes of Health to disseminate tissues…
St. Catharines StandardNIAGARA CLOSEUP: Love, life and a new kidney | St. Catharines …St. Catharines StandardThey met by chance, and fell in love. A year later, when 56-year-old Karen Vine needed a kidney transplant, her life partner, Dave Johnson, 6…
NewsaegisHow to Give the Gift of Life | Community | newsaegis.comNewsaegisAmong the boxes and bows, wish lists, and inevitable returns, the thoughtful gifts we receive are sometimes things we can live without. Unfortunately, some gifts …and more…
The Pasadena Star-News |
Donate Life’s annual Rose Parade float to honor those who have given organs to save others
The Pasadena Star-News Her son, Xavier Brown, who died in 2009 at the age of 13 months, will be among several organ donors — including some from the Inland area — featured on the Donate Life float which will be in the Jan. 2 parade for its 14th year. The toddler died … |
PEOPLE.com |
Baby Waits Just 40 Minutes for Liver Transplant: ‘I’ve Never Seen Anything This Fast’ Says Doctor
PEOPLE.com Right as Daniel’s medical information was posted on the wait list, so was the deceased donors, the outlet reports. Because he was so sick, he was eligible to be matched right away. He’s now doing very well as he recovers at the hospital and is expected … Local organ recipient reacts to baby’s liver transplant | WTSP.comWTSP.com Christmas Miracle: Baby Boy in Need of Liver Transplant Gets Donor Match 40 Minutes After Being ListedNBC Chicago ‘One in a million’ liver transplant for 5-month-old Daniel McCabeChicago Sun-Times |
Press-EnterpriseInland families remembered on Rose Parade floatPress-EnterpriseA central part of the float are 60 florographs created from rice, coffee grounds, spices and other materials used to create a likeness of deceased organ donors. The float wi…